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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 94, No. 4, 1999, pp. 427-432
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Bioline Code: oc99080
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 94, No. 4, 1999, pp. 427-432
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Density of Sand Flies (Diptera:Psychodidae) in Domestic and Wild Animal Shelters in an Area of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
XIMENES; Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo; SOUZA; Maria de Fátima de & GUILHERMO CASTELLON, Eloy.
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Lutzomyia longipalpis - Lutzomyia evandroi - host preference - Rio Grande do Norte - Leishmania
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