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Phlebotomine sandfly fauna and natural Leishmania infection rates in a rural area of Cerrado (tropical savannah) in Nova Mutum, State of Mato Grosso in Brazil
Thies, Sirlei Franck; Ribeiro, Ana Lucia Maria; Michalsky, Erika Monteiro; Miyazaki, Rosina Djunko; Fortes-Dias, Consuelo Latorre; Fontes, Cor Jesus Fernandes; Dias, Edelberto Santos.
  • Thies, Sirlei Franck; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
  • Ribeiro, Ana Lucia Maria; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
  • Michalsky, Erika Monteiro; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
  • Miyazaki, Rosina Djunko; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
  • Fortes-Dias, Consuelo Latorre; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
  • Fontes, Cor Jesus Fernandes; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
  • Dias, Edelberto Santos; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Faculdade de Medicina. Curso de Pos Graduacao em Ciencias da Saude. Cuiaba. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 46(3): 293-298, May-Jun/2013. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-679507
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Introduction American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has been reported in every municipality of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, but the transmission epidemiology remains poorly understood. Our study was developed in a rural area of the Nova Mutum municipality where four autochthonous cases of ACL were reported in 2009. Our aims were to describe the local phlebotomine sandfly fauna and to investigate the infection rates and infecting Leishmania species in the captured sandflies. Methods Entomological captures were performed bimonthly at 10 fixed sites close to the edge of a forested area between June 2011 and April 2012. Results A total of 3,743 phlebotomine sandflies belonging to 31 distinct species were captured. Approximately 75% of the specimens were females. The most abundant species (45.4%) was Lutzomyia antunesi, which was consistently captured at every site. Species that are epidemiologically important for ACL, such as L. flaviscutellata, L. whitmani and L. umbratilis, were also captured. L. antunesi and L. ubiquitalis were naturally infected by Leishmania braziliensis or Le. guyanensis, with minimum infection rates of 0.88% and 6.67%, respectively. Surprisingly, L. antunesi was infected by Le. infantum (synonym chagasi). Conclusions The natural infection of L. antunesi and L. ubiquitalis by Leishmania sp. suggests that these species might play a role in the zoonotic cycle of ACL in Nova Mutum. The presence of Le. infantum in L. antunesi suggests that there may be a risk of an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Nova Mutum. .
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychodidae / Insect Vectors / Leishmania Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychodidae / Insect Vectors / Leishmania Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2013 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/BR