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Feeding preference of the sand flies Lutzomyia umbratilis and L. spathotrichia ...
Nery, Liliane Coelho da Rocha; Lorosa, Elias Seixas; Franco, A. M.Precipitin tests were performed on blood meals of 199 sand flies (161 Lutzomyia umbratilis, 34 L. spathotrichia, two Lutzomyia of group shannoni, one L. anduzei) in a non-flooded upland forest on the Campus of the Universidade Federal do Amazonas. This is the second largest forest fragment in an urban setting in Brazil. Results on L. umbratilis, which is considered to be the principal leishmaniasis vector in th...
Evaluation of natural foci of Panstrongylus megistus in a forest fragment in Po...
Santos Junior, José Eloy dos; Viola, Mariana Gubert; Lorosa, Elias Seixas; Machado, Evandro Marques de Menezes; Ruas Neto, Antonio Leite; Corseuil, ElioIntroduction: Panstrongylus megistus is commonly found in wild environments of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The aim of this study was to characterize the network of refuges used by triatomine in a forest fragment of Porto Alegre and to identify Trypanosoma cruzi infection, associated hosts and the epidemiological importance of both hosts and triatomines. Methods: Techniques including the spool-and-li...
Determination of blood meal sources of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera, Ceratopog...
Gusmão, Gaudino Marco Cantanhede; Lorosa, Elias Seixas; Brito, Gustavo Almeida; Moraes, Leandro Santos; Bastos, Vagner de Jesus CarneiroThe stomach contents of females from the genus Culicoides were studied to determine their blood food sources and the degree of relations established between these insects and their hosts. The specimens were captured by using CDC light traps within the period from March 2009 to February 2010, in two rural towns in the island of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. A total of 930 engorged females were captured, belonging ...