Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária (Sep 2023)

Phlebotomine sand flies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in an area of canine infection caused by Leishmania infantum in the state of Amapá, eastern Amazon

  • Lourdes Marina Bezerra Pessoa,
  • Engels Harmet Carvalho Pinto,
  • Thiago Evangelista Silva Chaves,
  • Gabriele da Silva Rabelo,
  • Adrielly Lobato Brito,
  • Volmir Miguel Zanini,
  • Márcio Claudio de Lima Nunes,
  • Lúcio André Viana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612023054
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 32, no. 3

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Abstract In 2017, the Brazilian State of Amapá registered the first occurrence of visceral leishmaniosis (VL) in 17 dogs in the outskirts of the capital, Macapá. Given the lack of knowledge on phlebotomines in that area, this study aimed to survey the fauna of these Diptera. Sampling was performed using CDC light traps placed at ten sampling sites. The specimens captured were Evandromyia walkeri (n=237), Nyssomyia antunesi (n=65) and Bichromomyia flaviscutellata (n=6). The phlebotomine species composition resulted in low species diversity, and none of the main vectors of the etiological agent of VL were identified in the study area.

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