Sandfly fauna in counties of the Pioneer North of Paraná State, Brazil

The results of sandfly collection with Falcão and Shannon traps, from 53 localitiesof 19 municipalities, in Paraná State, Brazil are presented. Overall, 27,441 sandflieswere captured belonging to 13 species; there was a predominance of Nyssomyiawhitmani among them. A higher concentration of sandflie...

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Authors: Teodoro, Ueslei, Santos, Demilson Rodrigues dos, Silva, Allan Martins da, Massafera, Rubens, Imazu, Lucia Emiko, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, Neitzke-Abreu, Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2011
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repository:Revista de patologia tropical (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/13067
Online Access:https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/13067
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:American cutaneous leishmaniasis
Sandflies
Nyssomyia neivai
Nyssomyia whitmani.
Leishmaniose Tegumentar Americana
Flebotomíneos
Parasitologia
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Summary:The results of sandfly collection with Falcão and Shannon traps, from 53 localitiesof 19 municipalities, in Paraná State, Brazil are presented. Overall, 27,441 sandflieswere captured belonging to 13 species; there was a predominance of Nyssomyiawhitmani among them. A higher concentration of sandflies in the domestic animalshelters and woods was found.Sandflies fauna in counties of the Pioneer North of Paraná State, Brazil