Introduction: This work was carried out on the purpose of identifying the species of phlebotomine sandflies in the municipality of Monte Negro, state of Rondonia, Brazil, that may have been transmitting the American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), and concisely describe epidemiological aspects of disease. Methods: The epidemiologic and socioeconomical indicators were obtained from government institutions and the...
Estudos de estratificação mostram que a maioria das espécies de flebótomos, na região de Manaus é encontrada na copa da floresta, espécies das quais duas são dominantes, funcionando como vetores de Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis. Gastaram-se 43 semanas de capturas para coletar todas as 50 espécies encontradas e é de supor-se existir uma população de flebótomos por espécie na floresta.; Stratification studie...
Sand flies from Central Amazonia and four new records for the Amazonas state, Brazil. A survey was conducted in May and June 2008 to study the fauna of insects in Central Amazonia, Brazil. As part of the survey, we report here that sixty species of phlebotomine were identified, totaling 13,712 specimens from 13 genera. The collection sites were located at the border between the states of Pará and Amazonas, comp...