title: IDENTIFICATION OF SANDFLIES (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) BLOOD MEALS IN AN ENDEMIC LEISHMANIASIS AREA IN BRAZIL.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify blood meals of female sandflies captured in the municipality of Governador Valadares, an endemic area of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. From May 2011 to January 2012, captures were performed using HP light traps in four districts. There were 2,614 specimens (2,090 males and 524 females) captured; 97 engorged females were identified belonging to the species Lutzomyia longipalpis(82.1%) and Lutzomyia cortelezzii(17.9%). Considering simple and mixed feeding, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay revealed a predominance of chicken blood (43.6%) in Lutzomyia longipalpis, showing the important role that chickens exert around the residential areas of Governador Valadares. This finding increases the chances of sandflies contact with other vertebrates and consequently the risk of leishmaniasis transmission.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BR.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanure
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BR.
authors.forename: Jennifer Cunha
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peixoto
authors.affiliation: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, BR.
authors.forename: Margarete Martins dos Santos
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.affiliation: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, BR.
authors.forename: Rosemere
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Governador Valadares, MG, BR.
authors.forename: Aimara da Costa
authors.initials: Ada C
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Básicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BR.
authors.forename: Suedali Villas Bôas
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BR.
authors.forename: Ricardo Andrade
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Barata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002645:Chickens; D004285:Dogs; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D012377:Rodentia; D012621:Seasons