Phlebotomine sandflies in a focus of dermal leishmaniasis in the eastern region of the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina: preliminary results (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Carlos Brisola Marcondes,Bento P Simão,Maria Bernadete E Conceição,Maria Graça T Portes

doi:10.1590/s0037-86822005000400016

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Abstract

Due to the occurrence of cases of dermal leishmaniasis in the Municipality of Piçarras, in the East of the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina, collections of Phlebotomine sandflies by the use of CDC-like light traps were developed near the houses of the patients. Three species (Lutzomyia neivai, Lu. fischeri and Lu. ayrozai) were collected. Lu. neivai was predominant near the houses, and Lu. ayrozai was collected in a secondary forest in a nearby municipality (Navegantes). The novelty of this focus, the most southern one in the East of Brazil, underscores the need for more complete studies on the sandfly fauna.

Highlights

Due to the occurrence of cases of dermal leishmaniasis in the Municipality of Piçarras, in the East of the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina, collections of Phlebotomine sandflies by the use of CDC-like light traps were developed near the houses of the patients
Dermal leishmaniasis was previously referred in the State of Santa Catarina[15], caused by Leishmania braziliensis and L. amazonensis[6] (L. is utilized here as an abbreviation of Leishmania, to differentiate Lu. from Lutzomyia)
This disease has been reported in the West of this State, and some human cases of dermal leishmaniasis have been observed in the Municipality of Piçarras, in the eastern coast of the state[18]

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Introduction

Due to the occurrence of cases of dermal leishmaniasis in the Municipality of Piçarras, in the East of the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina, collections of Phlebotomine sandflies by the use of CDC-like light traps were developed near the houses of the patients. Dermal leishmaniasis was previously referred in the State of Santa Catarina[15], caused by Leishmania braziliensis and L. The fauna in the western foci of Santa Catarina has been studied, nothing is known about the insects of the newly detected focus in the coastal region.

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