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Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde
Print version ISSN 2176-6215On-line version ISSN 2176-6223
Abstract
FERREIRA, João Victor Silva; SANTOS, Thiago Vasconcelos dos; SANTOS, Emerson Monteiro dos and GORAYEB, Inocêncio de Sousa. Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in forest fragments of Belém metropolitan area, Pará State, Brazil, with considerations on vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis agents. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude [online]. 2014, vol.5, n.2, pp.29-35. ISSN 2176-6215.
In order to identify vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) agents in urban forest fragments of Belém metropolitan area, Pará State, Brazil, an entomological study was conducted between 2009 and 2011 in seven ecologically isolated areas using CDC light traps. A total of 1,119 phlebotomine sand flies were collected and out of 22 species identified, six presented epidemiological importance due to their proven and/or putative implications in the transmission of ACL agents in the Brazilian Amazon. These results reveal the need of entomological surveillance in such areas.
Keywords : Psychodidae; Insect Vectors; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous.