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Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde
Print version ISSN 2176-6215On-line version ISSN 2176-6223
Abstract
THIES, Sirlei Franck; MENEGATTI, Jaqueline Aparecida; MORAES, Sinara Cristina de and MARTINS, Mirian Francisca. List of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) and spatial distribution of leishmaniasis main vector species in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude [online]. 2023, vol.14, e202301427. Epub Sep 27, 2023. ISSN 2176-6215. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s2176-6223202301427.
OBJECTIVES:
To update the sand fly species list (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Mato Grosso State, Brazil, and to demonstrate the spatial distribution of leishmaniasis main vector species in the state.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Data were obtained from academic publications on Mato Grosso phlebotomine fauna and entomological reports from the Mato Grosso State Health Department database from 2006 to 2021. The taxonomic nomenclature of the specimens followed recent updates by leading researchers in the field.
RESULTS:
Twenty-six new species were detected in the Mato Grosso phlebotomine fauna, with 132 species total: six of the genus Brumptomyia and 126 distributed among 16 other genera. The main vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (Nyssomyia whitmani and Bichromomyia flaviscutellata) and visceral leishmaniasis (Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis and Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) cruzi) were recorded in all three existing biomes in the state, especially in Cerrado.
CONCLUSION:
The phlebotomine fauna of Mato Grosso is one of the richest and most diversified in the country, with important species in leishmaniasis epidemiology distributed across all three biomes, a fact that reinforces the significance and necessity of entomological surveys to monitor the occurrence and distribution of leishmaniasis vectors in the region.
Keywords : Phlebotomus; Disease Vectors; Leishmaniasis; Entomology; Biomes.