Author(s):
Ximenes, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo ; Souza, Maria Fátima de ; Castellón, Eloy Guilhermo
Date: 2020
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Animals; Brasil; Chicken; Disease Carrier; Horse; Host Parasite Interaction; Parasitology; Physiology; Population Density; Psychodidae; Leishmaniasis, Visceral; Wild Animals; Animal; Animal, Wild; Brasil; Chickens; Disease Reservoirs; Disease Vectors; Horses; Host-parasite Relations; Insect Vectors; Leishmaniasis, Visceral; Population Density; Psychodidae
Description
The objective of the present study was to determine the association of sand flies with the presence of domestic and wild animals in the peridomiciliary area. The sand flies were collected using direct aspiration and CDC light traps placed in animal shelters. The results suggest that different sand flies species have different behavioral characteristics in an apparent preference for animal baits and that Lutzomyia longipalpis and Lu. evandroi were the most eclectic species regarding their biotope choice. Lu. longipalpis showed a distinct preference for horses and Lu. evandroi for armadillos.
