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Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1360804

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ABSTRACT From October 1994 to September 1996, in the municipality of Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro State, phlebotomines were captured on the walls of the houses by means of a manual suction tube and light traps, in the household, the peridomicile and in the forest. As it is an area undergoing a real expansion and an increment in the local tourism, with the purpose of assessing changes in the phlebotomine fauna caused by environmental changes in the region, new captures were made in the same location from October 2015 to September 2016, this time using only light traps. In the two phases of the study, a total of 6,681 phlebotomines were captured. The results indicated that Ny. intermedia and Mg. migonei are fully adapted to this anthropic environment, while Pi. fischeri was more abundant and eclectic, and was probably attracted to exercise hematophagy. Nyssomyia intermedia can be suggested as the main vector of the etiological agent of the American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in the studied areas. Pintomyia fischeri can also transmit Leishmania braziliensis, both in the environment altered by human action, and in the wild environment. Phlebotomines were captured in greater numbers between 6 and 8 pm in the peridomicile and between 9 and 11 pm in the household. The highest densities of phlebotomines were recorded in December, January and February. Despite almost 20 years between the two studies in the municipality of Mangaratiba, there was no change in the profile of the phlebotomine fauna in general; however, there was a greater density of species of medical importance in areas that suffered environmental impacts.

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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 48(1): 33-38, jan-feb/2015. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-742968

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INTRODUCTION: Bioecological aspects of anophelines (Diptera: Culicidae) near areas under the direct influence of the hydroelectric plant reservoir of Serra da Mesa in Goiás, Brazil, were analyzed. METHODS: Samples were collected at the surrounding dam area during the phases before and after reservoir impoundment. The influence of climatic and environmental factors on the occurrence of Anopheles darlingi, Anopheles albitarsis, Anopheles triannulatus, Anopheles oswaldoi and Anopheles evansae was assessed using Pearson's correlations with indicators for richness and diversity as well as the index of species abundance (ISA) and the standardized index of species abundance (SISA). RESULTS: The highest anopheline density occurred during the phase after filling the tank; however, no direct correlation with the climatic factors was observed during this stage. The reservoir formation determined the incidence of the anopheline species. An. darlingi was the predominant species (SISA = 1.00). CONCLUSIONS: The significant difference (p < 0.05) observed between the species incidence during the different reservoir phases demonstrates the environmental effect of the reservoir on anophelines. .


Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use , Hypertension/drug therapy , Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data , Workplace/statistics & numerical data , Social Support
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 107(8): 1073-1075, Dec. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-660660

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In an effort to detect West Nile virus (WNV) in Brazil, we sampled serum from horses and chickens from the Pantanal region of the state of Mato Grosso and tested for flavivirus-reactive antibodies by blocking ELISA. The positive samples were further confirmed for serological evidence of WNV infection in three (8%) of the 38 horses and one (3.2%) of the 31 chickens using an 80% plaque-reduction neutralisation test (PRNT80). These results provide evidence of the circulation of WNV in chickens and horses in Pantanal.


Subject(s)
Animals , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Bird Diseases/epidemiology , Horse Diseases/epidemiology , West Nile Fever/veterinary , West Nile virus/immunology , Bird Diseases/diagnosis , Brazil/epidemiology , Chickens , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary , Horses , Horse Diseases/diagnosis , Neutralization Tests , Seroepidemiologic Studies , West Nile Fever/diagnosis , West Nile Fever/epidemiology
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 54(4): 179-191, July-Aug. 2012. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-643948

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Irrigation schemes and dams have posed a great concern on public health systems of several countries, mainly in the tropics. The focus of the present review is to elucidate the different ways how these human interventions may have an effect on population dynamics of anopheline mosquitoes and hence, how local malaria transmission patterns may be changed. We discuss different studies within the three main tropical and sub-tropical regions (namely Africa, Asia and the Pacific and the Americas). Factors such as pre-human impact malaria epidemiological patterns, control measures, demographic movements, human behaviour and local Anopheles bionomics would determine if the implementation of an irrigation scheme or a dam will have negative effects on human health. Some examples of successful implementation of control measures in such settings are presented. The use of Geographic Information System as a powerful tool to assist on the study and control of malaria in these scenarios is also highlighted.


Intervenções humanas como projetos de irrigação e usinas hidrelétricas, tem se transformado em graves problemas de saúde em muitos países, especialmente naqueles localizados nos trópicos. No presente artigo discutimos os efeitos que essas intervenções causam a dinâmica populacional dos anofelinos e nos padrões de transmissão de malaria. Foram revisados estudos feitos nas três principais regiões geográficas dos trópicos e sub-trópicos (África, Ásia e o Pacífico e Américas). Constatamos que os padrões da transmissão da malária antes da introdução dos empreendimentos, as medidas de controle, os movimentos demográficos, os padrões comportamentais das comunidades humanas e a bionomia dos anofelinos locais determinarão se o estabelecimento de campos de irrigação e/ou usinas hidrelétricas podem influenciar negativamente na saúde das pessoas. São apresentados exemplos de medidas de controle bem sucedidas nesses cenários. A utilização de Sistemas de Informação Geográfico tem sido destacada como uma importante ferramenta para subsidiar o estudo e controle da malária em áreas sob impacto ambiental.


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Anopheles , Environment , Insect Vectors , Malaria/epidemiology , Power Plants , Water Supply , Africa/epidemiology , Americas/epidemiology , Asia/epidemiology , Malaria/transmission , Population Dynamics , Risk Factors
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 44(2): 247-248, Mar.-Apr. 2011. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-586090

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INTRODUCTION: Findings of immature forms of Coquillettidia venezuelensis in temporary breeding sites, without the presence of aquatic plants or other submerged plant tissue are reported. METHODS: A systematic scooping technique to collect specimens was used at the breeding site. RESULTS: Immature forms of Coquillettidia venezuelensis, Anopheles rangeli, An. evansae and Culex sp. were collected from areas of the hydroelectric power station of São Salvador, State of Goiás. CONCLUSIONS This is a novel finding relating to the bioecology of Cq. venezuelensis, a species of medical interest that has been found naturally infected with arboviruses, including Oropouche and West Nile virus.


INTRODUÇÃO: Relata-se o encontro de formas imaturas de Coquillettidia venezuelensis em criadouros temporários, sem presença de plantas aquáticas ou outros tecidos vegetais submersos. MÉTODOS: Realizaram-se coletas com a técnica de conchadas sistemáticas na margem do criadouro. RESULTADOS: Foram coletados imaturos de Coquillettidia venezuelensis, Anopheles rangeli, An. evansae e Culex sp., em áreas da Usina Hidrelétrica de São Salvador, Estado de Goiás. CONCLUSÕES: Trata-se de observação inédita sobre a bioecologia de Cq. venezuelensis, espécie de interesse médico, que tem sido encontrada naturalmente infectada com arbovírus, inclusive Oropouche e West Nile.


Subject(s)
Animals , Culicidae/growth & development , Insect Vectors/growth & development , Culicidae/classification , Insect Vectors/classification , Venezuela
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 105(2): 155-162, Mar. 2010. ilus, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-544620

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The influence of climatic factors on the seasonal frequency of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) at the Peixe Angical hydroelectric scheme (Tocantins, Brazil) was evaluated in the present paper. Mosquito surveys were conducted in the municipality of Peixe and in areas surrounding the reservoir in the municipalities of Paranã and São Salvador do Tocantins during two daytime periods (10 am-12 noon and 2 pm-4 pm) and two night-time periods (6 pm-8 pm and 6 pm-10 am) over 14 months. In total, 10,840 specimens from 42 species were captured, 84.5 percent of which belonged to the Culcinae. The most common species were Anopheles darlingi, Psorophora albipes and Sabethes chloropterus. The number of Culicidae specimens was higher in months with higher rainfall and air humidity than during the drier months. The large population of Ps. albipes and the presence of both An. darlingi (primary vector for human malaria parasites) and Haemagogus janthinomys (primary vector for yellow fever virus) are highlighted.


Subject(s)
Animals , Biodiversity , Culicidae/classification , Insect Vectors/classification , Weather , Brazil , Culicidae/physiology , Insect Vectors/physiology , Population Density , Seasons
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo ; 52(1): 17-24, Jan.-Feb. 2010. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-540312

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In view of the high circulation of migratory birds and the environmental and climatic conditions which favor the proliferation of arthropods, the Brazilian Pantanal is susceptible to circulation of arboviruses. However, the amount of data concerning arbovirus vectors in this area is scarce; therefore the aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation of Culicidae species in the Nhecolândia Sub-region of South Pantanal, Brazil and their potential importance in the arbovirus transmission. A total of 3684 specimens of mosquitoes were captured, 1689 of which caught in the rainy season of 2007, were divided into 78 pools and submitted to viral isolation, Semi-Nested RT-PCR and Nested RT-PCR, with a view to identifying the most important arboviruses in Brazil. Simultaneously, 70 specimens of ticks found blood-feeding on horses were also submitted to the same virological assays. No virus was isolated and viral nucleic-acid detection by RT-PCR was also negative. Nevertheless, a total of 22 Culicidae species were identified, ten of which had previously been reported as vectors of important arboviruses. The diversity of species found blood-feeding on human and horse hosts together with the arboviruses circulation previously reported suggest that the Nhecolândia Sub-region of South Pantanal is an important area for arbovirus surveillance in Brazil.


Regiões como o Pantanal brasileiro, que apresentam fatores como riqueza de fauna silvestre incluindo circulação de aves migratórias e condições ambientais e climáticas favoráveis à proliferação de artrópodes estão potencialmente sujeitas à circulação de arbovírus. Entretanto, poucos trabalhos foram realizados acerca da presença de arbovírus em potenciais vetores no Pantanal. Neste sentido o principal objetivo deste trabalho foi conduzir uma investigação preliminar para presença de arbovírus em amostragens de culicídeos capturados na Sub-região da Nhecolândia no Pantanal Sul. Um total de 3684 mosquitos foi capturado, dos quais 78 grupos compondo uma amostragem de 1789 espécimes foram submetidos às técnicas de isolamento viral e RT-PCR para os mais importantes arbovírus no Brasil. Simultaneamente, 70 espécimes de carrapatos capturados durante hematofagia em cavalos também foram submetidos à pesquisa viral. Não houve isolamento viral em nenhuma amostra analisada e os resultados de detecção de ácido nucléico viral foram também negativos. Entretanto, foram identificadas 22 espécies de culicídeos, dez das quais previamente reportadas como vetores de importantes arbovírus. A competência vetorial de espécies capturadas durante hematofagia em humanos e cavalos aliada ao relato prévio de circulação de arbovírus sugerem a Sub-região da Nhecolândia como uma importante área de vigilância para arbovírus no Centro-Oeste do Brasil.


Subject(s)
Animals , Arboviruses/isolation & purification , Culicidae/virology , Insect Vectors/virology , Ixodidae/virology , Arbovirus Infections/transmission , Arboviruses/genetics , Brazil , Culicidae/classification , Insect Vectors/classification , Ixodidae/classification , Population Density , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Seasons
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 41(3): 313-314, maio-jun. 2008. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-489754

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Cita-se o encontro de formas imaturas de culicídeos em caixas d’água colocadas no nível do solo. Foram encontradas larvas de Anopheles argyritarsis e Aedes albopictus no município de Várzea Grande (MT). Considera-se que estes recipientes artificiais possam constituir locais adicionais utilizáveis como criadouros de anofelinos.


The finding of immature forms of culicid mosquitoes in water tanks at ground level is reported. Anopheles argyritarsis and Aedes albopictus were found in the municipality of Várzea Grande (MT). It is considered that these artificial containers may constitute additional locations that anophelines can use as breeding sites.


Subject(s)
Animals , Anopheles/growth & development , Disease Reservoirs , Anopheles/classification , Brazil , Larva/growth & development
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Cad. saúde pública ; 20(1): 291-302, jan.-fev. 2004. ilus, mapas, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-357403

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Foram estudados aspectos da ecologia de anofelinos (Diptera, Culicidae) em áreas da Usina Hidrelétrica de Serra da Mesa, Estado de Goiás, Brasil. Foram analisados a incidência das populações de anofelinos e os fatores climáticos. Foram realizadas capturas bimestrais, em isca humana e armadilha Shannon, ao longo de 36 meses consecutivos (janeiro de 1997 a dezembro de 1999). Capturamos um total de 5.205 anofelinos adultos, pertencentes a cinco espécies. Anopheles darlingi foi o anofelino mais freqüente (61,4 por cento), seguido de An. albitarsis s.l. (35,4 por cento), An. triannulatus (2,5 por cento), An. oswaldoi (0,4 por cento) e An. evansae (0,2 por cento). O nível da água e a vegetação às margens do reservatório foram determinantes para a freqüência das espécies de anofelinos. Os fatores climáticos tiveram influência secundária. A estabilidade do reservatório, o aumento na freqüência do An. darlingi e a chegada de garimpeiros foram responsáveis pelos casos de malária diagnosticados.


Subject(s)
Anopheles , Culicidae , Disease Vectors , Malaria
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Rev. saúde pública ; 37(5): 657-661, out. 2003. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-348057

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OBJETIVO: Observar detalhes morfológicos de ovos de Haemagogus leucocelaenus visualizados pela primeira vez por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e realizar morfometria das principais estruturas. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados ovos de Hg. leucocelaenus provenientes de fêmeas capturadas na Reserva Biológica do Tinguá, RJ, sendo parte destinada à eclosäo e outra ao processamento de MEV, dos quais três foram submetidos à análise morfométrica. O material foi fixado em glutaraldeído 2,5 por cento e pós-fixado em tetróxido de ósmio 1 por cento, ambos em tampäo cacodilato de sódio 0.1M, pH 7.2, processado e observado ao MEV Jeol 5310. Medições foram realizadas com o auxílio do software de análise Semafore. RESULTADOS: Os ovos apresentaram contorno elíptico com aproximadamente 574 æm de comprimento e 169 æm de largura, sendo o índice do ovo (l/wratio) 3,39 æm. O exocório é extremamente regular, possuindo ornamentaçäo hexagonal e algumas vezes pentagonal. Nas células coriônicas, observaram-se tubérculos simetricamente dispostos com relaçäo ao eixo longitudinal, e, no interior delas, tubérculos menores, individualizados, dispostos na periferia, e poucos agrupados no centro. A superfície do retículo coriônico näo apresentou rugosidades. O aparelho micropilar apresenta colar proeminente, contínuo, com disco micropilar bem evidente. CONCLUSÕES: A ornamentaçäo do exocório apresenta diferenças em relaçäo aos tubérculos das células coriônicas e ao retículo coriônico externo entre os ovos de Hg. leucocelaenus comparados aos ovos de Hg. janthinomys e Hg. equinus, bem como com relaçäo aos de Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus e Ae bahamensis.


Subject(s)
Eggs , Culicidae/ultrastructure , Diptera/ultrastructure , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Cad. saúde pública ; 19(4): 1107-1116, jul.-ago. 2003. mapas, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-344659

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Estabelecemos a influência exercida pela cobertura vegetal de quatro diferentes biótopos em áreas do Parque Nacional do Iguaçu (PNI) sobre a fauna local de mosquitos. Realizaram-se capturas bimestrais, em isca humana e armadilha Shannon, em três diferentes períodos do dia, em ambiente silvestre e domiciliar, durante 24 meses consecutivos. Dentre os 20.273 espécimes de fêmeas adultas capturadas, pertencentes a 44 espécies, Ochlerotatus serratus (10,3 por cento), Haemagogus leucocelaenus (9,7 por cento), Mansonia titillans (9,6 por cento) e Chagasia fajardoi (8,8 por cento) foram predominantes. Anopheles cruzii, Runchomyia theobaldi, Wyeomyia aporonoma e Wy. confusa ocorreram exclusivamente em áreas com vegetação bem preservada e densa configuraçäo. Culex nigripalpus, Oc. pennai, Oc. serratus, Sabethes purpureus e Sa. albiprivus foram capturados nos três biótopos essencialmente silvestres. Na mata no entorno da represa foram capturadas principalmente An. albitarsis s.l., An. galvaoi, An. evansae, An. fluminensis, Coquillettidia venezuelensis, Cq. juxtamansonia, Wy. quasilongirostris e Onirion personatum. As espécies que apresentaram maiores incidências na área sob açäo antrópica foram Ch. fajardoi, Cq. fasciolata, Cq. nitens e Ma. titillans


Subject(s)
Disease Vectors , Psychodidae
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Rev. saúde pública ; 35(4): 392-399, ago. 2001.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-299149

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OBJETIVO: Estabelecer a influência exercida pelos fatores climáticos na freqüência mensal da fauna de mosquitos em áreas do Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, Vale do Paraíba, SP. MÉTODOS: Foram realizadas capturas mensais por meio de isca humana, em três diferentes períodos do dia, durante 24 meses consecutivos (janeiro de 1991 a dezembro de 1992). RESULTADOS: Foram capturados 11.808 espécimes adultos pertencentes a 28 espécies. Anopheles cruzii, Runchomyia reversa e Ru. frontosa foram as espécies mais presentes em todos os meses do ano; An. cruzii ocorreu preferencialmente de outubro a fevereiro; Ru. reversa e Ru. frontosa, em setembro; An. lutzi, Chagasia fajardoi, Coquillettidia chrysonotum, Aedes serratus, Trichoprosopon simile, Wyeomyia theobaldi, Ru. humboldti e Ru. theobaldi, pertencentes ao segundo grupo de espécies mais abundantes, ocorreram preferencialmente nos meses mais quentes, úmidos e chuvosos. A temperatura e as precipitaçöes pluviométricas influenciaram positivamente na incidência da maioria das espécies. CONCLUSOES: A cobertura vegetal de Mata Atlântica bem preservada, as precipitaçöes pluviométricas e a temperatura foram determinantes para a incidência da fauna de mosquitos no parque. Os meses mais chuvosos, úmidos e quentes contribuíram para o aumento da diversidade e da densidade. O período de setembro a março foi o mais favorável. Cerca de 70 por cento das espécies chegaram a desaparecer no período de abril a agosto, os meses mais frios e secos do ano


Subject(s)
Climate , Tropical Ecosystem , Disease Vectors , Insect Vectors , Culicidae
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 95(6): 753-60, Nov.-Dec. 2000. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-273427

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The ecology of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) was studied in areas of the Serra do Mar State Park, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The influence of the lunar cycle and the daily biting rhythms of mosquito populations were analyzed. Systematized biweekly human bait collections were made in a silvatic environment for 24 consecutive months (January 1991 to December 1992). A total of 20,591 specimens of adult mosquitoes belonging to 55 species were collected from 545 catches. Sabethini species were captured exclusively during daylight periods, with the exception of Trichoprosopon digitatum, while members of Anophelinae predominated during nocturnal hours. Members of the subfamily Culicinae that were collected primary during nocturnal periods included Culex nigripalpus, Coquillettidia chrysonotum and Cq. venezuelensis while daytime catches included Psorophora ferox and Ps. albipes. Others members of culicines mosquitoes that were collected during both day and night included: Aedes serratus, Ae. scapularis and Ae. fulvus. Lunar cycles did not appear to influence the daily biting rhythms of most mosquito species in the area, but larger numbers of mosquitoes were collected during the new moon. Ae. scapularis were captured mainly during the full moon


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Culicidae , Ecology , Ecosystem , Insect Bites and Stings , Insect Vectors , Moon , Brazil , Culicidae/classification , Periodicity , Trees
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Rev. saúde pública ; 34(3): 243-50, jun. 2000. ilus, mapas, tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-263754

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Objetivo: Estabelecer a influência exercida por três diferentes biótipos em áreas do Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina (PNSB) sobre a fauna local de mosquitos. Métodos: Foram realizadas capturas mensais em ambiente silvestre e domiciliar, em isca humana, durante três diferentes períodos do dia, pelo período de 24 meses consecutivos, de janeiro de 1991 a dezembro de 1992. Resultados: Foram capturados 11.808 espécimes adultos, pertencentes a 28 espécies. Ru. reversa e An. cruzii foram predominantes, respectivamente 52,5 por cento e 17,9 por cento do total de mosquitos. Ru. reversa representou 59,4 por cento do total de espécimes no ambiente de mata fechada, seguida por Ru. frontosa com 10,5 por cento e An. cruzii com 9,9 por cento. No ambiente formado por campos de altitude e matas de galeria, o An. cruzii predominou com 48,1 por cento, seguido por Ru. reversa com 28,1 por cento. No ambiente modificado pelo homem, o An. cruzii predominou com 73,7 por cento dos espécimes. Coquillettidia chrysonotum foi a única que apresentou preferencialmente nesse biótipo: 14,9 por cento no intra, 19,4 por cento no peri e 65,7 no extradomicílio. An cruzii e Ru. reversa foram constantes em todos os ambientes ao longo do ano. Conclusöes: Com exceçäo de Cq. chrysonotum, com preferência pelo ambiente modificado pelo homem, os mosquitos apresentam hábitos assinantrópicos no PNSB. An. cruzii, embora assinantrópico, se aproxima e adentra o domicílio para realizar a hematofagia. A presença do Ae. serratus no extra e peridomicílio reforça a importância epidemiológica como vetora potencial de arboviroses. Os sebethini apresentaram-se exclusivamente silvestres


Subject(s)
Tropical Ecosystem , Disease Vectors , Insect Vectors , Culicidae , Trees
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 95(1): 1-16, Jan.-Feb. 2000. mapas, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-251306

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The ecology of mosquitoes were studied (Diptera: Culicidae) in areas of Serra do Mar State Park, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Systematized monthly human bait collections were made three times a day, for periods of 2 or 3 h each, in sylvatic and rural areas for 24 consecutive months (January 1991 to December 1992). A total of 24,943 specimens of adult mosquitoes belonging to 57 species were collected during 622 collective periods. Coquillettidia chrysonotum was the most frequent collected mosquito (45.8 per cent) followed by Aedes serratus (6.8 per cent), Cq. venezuelensis (6.5 per cent), Psorophora ferox (5.2) and Ps. albipes (3.1 per cent). The monthly averages of temperature and relative humidity were inserted in the ten-year average limits of maximum and minimum of the previous ten-years. Rainfall accompanied the curve of the ten-year averages. Those climatic factors were influential in the incidence of some species; temperature: Anopheles cruzii, An. mediopunctatus, Ae. scapularis, Ae. fulvus, Cq. chrysonotum, Cq. venezuelensis, Runchomyia reversa, Wyeomyia dyari, Wy. confusa, Wy. shannoni, Wy. theobaldi and Limatus flavisetosus; relative humidity: Ae. serratus, Ae. scapularis, Cq. venezuelensis and Ru. reversa; rainfall: An. cruzii, Ae. scapularis, Ae. fulvus, Cq. venezuelensis Ru. reversa, Wy. theobaldi and Li. flavisetosus.


Subject(s)
Animals , Climate , Culicidae , Disease Vectors , Ecology , Insect Vectors , Brazil , Humidity , Seasons , Temperature
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 95(1): 17-28, Jan.-Feb. 2000. ilus, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-251307

ABSTRACT

The mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) ecology was studied in areas of Serra do Mar State Park, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Systematized biweekly human bait collections were made three times a day, for periods of 2 or 3 h each, in sylvatic and rural areas for 24 consecutive months (January 1991 to December 1992). A total of 24,943 adult mosquitoes belonging to 57 species were collected during 622 collective periods. Aedes scapularis, Coquillettidia chrysonotum, Cq. venezuelensis, Wyeomyia dyari, Wy. longirostris, Wy. theobaldi and Wy. palmata were more frequently collected at swampy and at flooded areas. Anopheles mediopunctatus, Culex nigripalpus, Ae. serratus, Ae. fulvus, Psorophora ferox, Ps. albipes and the Sabethini in general, were captured almost exclusively in forested areas. An. cruzii, An. oswaldoi and An. fluminensis were captured more frequently in a residence area. However, Cx. quinquefasciatus was the only one truly eusynanthropic. An. cruzii and Ae. scapularis were captured feeding on blood inside and around the residence, indicating that both species, malaria and arbovirus vectors respectively, may be involved in the transmission of these such diseases in rural areas.


Subject(s)
Animals , Culicidae , Ecology , Ecosystem , Insect Vectors , Brazil , Environment , Seasons
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 92(6): 745-54, Nov.-Dec. 1997. mapas, tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-197210

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Systematic collections of anophelines were conducted from November 1994 to August 1995 from 18:00 to 20:00 hr using Shannon traps and human-bait along the lake margin which forms the Itaipu hydroelectric reservoir, State of Parana, Brazil. Species prevalence was studied at 15 min intervals. Anopheles albitarsis sensu latu and An. galvaoi, were the most frequently collected mosquitoes. All Anopheles species populations peaked between 18:45 and 19:30 hr. The observations illustrate the existence of a haematophagic activity cycle during the early evening hours: exogenous stimulus (the beginning of sunset) - Shannon trap (light attraction) - human bait (haematophagy) - rest and digestion - exogenous stimulus - Shanon trap or surrounding vegetation. The grater abundance of An. albitarsis collected in human-bait and Shannon trap suggests it may be a potencial malaria vector in the region.


Subject(s)
Animals , Anopheles , Power Plants , Prevalence
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 84(4): 501-14, out.-dez. 1989. mapas, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-85194

ABSTRACT

In view of recent studies incriminating several species of anophelines, besides Anopheles darlingi, as malaria vectors in the Brazilian Amazon, we performed an anopheline survey in four localities - Ariquemes, Cujubim, Machadinho and Itapoä do Oeste - in Rondônia, the most malarious State in the Country. Twenty species were found. An. darlingi was, by far, the dominant species and the only one whose density coincided with that of malaria. On human baits it was more numerous in the immediate vincinity of houses than indoors whre, however, it was almost the only species encountered. On both situations it fed mostly at sunset and during the first half of the night. It was less numerous far from houses and scarce inside the forest. Other species (An. triannulatus, An. evansae, An. albitarsis, An. strodei) appeared in appreciable numbers only in Ariquemes, both in areas with and without malaria. The remaining species were scanty. An. darlingi was confirmed as the primary local vector


Subject(s)
Animals , Anopheles , Disease Vectors , Malaria/transmission , Brazil , Feeding Behavior
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 84(supl.4): 243-254, 1989. mapas, ilus, tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-623876

ABSTRACT

Along 24 consecutive months, from January 1984 to December 1986, mosquito captures were performed in a rural area of said municipality. Aiming to evaluate the comparative frequency of the mosquito species inside houses and in the immediate vicinity and far from houses, the captures were made in two types of domiciles - one permanently and the other only sporadically inhabited - as well as in surrounding woods. Variations in temperature, relative humidity and rainfall were locally recorded. A tendency for domiciliation became evident by the presence of Aedes scapularis in the human domiciles, mainly in those permantely inhabited. Culex quinquefasciatus showed to be adapted to live with humans also in rural areas, in which, in some instances, insecticides had to be used to keep in under control. Such observations, mainly in terms of Ae. scapularis, reinforce the possibility of those mosquitoes, under favourable conditions, becoming carries of arboviroses to humans in rural environments.


Subject(s)
Animals , Arbovirus Infections/epidemiology , Aedes , Culicidae
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 81(1): 93-103, jan.-mar 1986. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-34308

ABSTRACT

Dando continuidade às nossas observaçöes sobre a ecologia dos culicíneos que vimos realizando no Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgäos (PNSO), Estado do Rio de Janeiro, concentramos nossa atençäo nesta oportunidade ao estudo das preferências horárias das fêmeas para a realizaçäo da hematofagia. Visando tal objetivo, realizamos capturas semanais, concomitantemente em iscas humanas localizadas a nível do solo e próximo à cobertura vegetal, em diferentes horários e por 24 horas consecutivas de março de 1981 a fevereiro de 1982. Para análise das diferentes tendências específicas na realizaçäo da hematofagia em determinados horários, levamos em consideraçäo algumas variáveis abióticas como: luminosidade, temperatura e umidade. Algumas espécies apresentaram nítida preferência por realizar o repasto sangüíneo durante as horas mais iluminadas do dia. Dentre estas podemos destacar o Haemagogus leucocelaenus e Ha. capricornii, que säo importantes transmissores da Febre Amarela Silvestre nas regiöes Norte e Centro-oeste brasileiras, e a maioria dos sabetíneos. Outras foram capturadas em maior número no crepúsculo vespertino e primeiras horas da noite: Anopheles cruzii, principal transmissor das malárias humanas e simiana no sul do Brasil, Culex nigripalpus e Trichoprosopon digitatum. Muitas espécies, embora tenham preferência por um o outro período, podem apresentar incursöes em diferentes horários, mas näo assinalamos nenhuma com grande ecletismo


Subject(s)
Culicidae , Feeding Behavior , Brazil
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