Abstract

GAMA NETO, Jaime de Liege; BAIMA, Janderson Melo  and  PASSOS, Mahedy Araujo Bastos. First report of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) yuilli yuilli Young & Porter, 1972 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Roraima State, Brazil. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude [online]. 2011, vol.2, n.1, pp.85-87. ISSN 2176-6215.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232011000100011.

The first report of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) yuilli yuilli Young & Porter, 1972 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Roraima State, Brazil is presented. The specimens were captured in the Auaris indigenous community, on the border with Venezuela, with CDC light traps set up in henhouses between 18 h and 6 h. L. yuilli yuilli is the only vector of Leishmania spp. currently known in Auaris and may be involved in the transmission of Leishmania spp. to humans in the area.

Keywords : Psychodidae; Insect Vectors; Epidemiological Surveillance; Indigenous Population; Leishmania.

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