Abstract
The influx and efflux of military personnel in the possible endemic areas of leishmaniasis provided the impetus for research on the sandflies on Marambaia Island. Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects. In 2009, were collected 32,006 specimens of sandflies belonging to 13 species. The species that showed highest density were Nyssomyia intermedia and Migoneimyia migonei. N. intermedia and M. migonei are the principal vectors of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in Brazil; thus, extension studies related to the eco-epidemiology of these species of Marambaia Island are essential.
Highlights
The influx and efflux of military personnel in the possible endemic areas of leishmaniasis provided the impetus for research on the sandflies on Marambaia Island
In the state of Rio de Janeiro, several studies relating to American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) epidemiology have indicated Nyssomyia intermedia as the species with the highest vector potential to transmit ATL in domicile and peridomicile environments in the region, because of its density, anthropophily, and easy adaptation to anthropic environments[2,3]
The species N. intermedia and M. migonei were predominant, representing 80% and 18.7% of the captured sandflies, respectively (Table 1)
Summary
In the state of Rio de Janeiro, several studies relating to ATL epidemiology have indicated Nyssomyia intermedia as the species with the highest vector potential to transmit ATL in domicile and peridomicile environments in the region, because of its density, anthropophily, and easy adaptation to anthropic environments[2,3]. An important factor in Marambaia Island is the influx and efflux of military personnel in the possible endemic areas of leishmaniasis. The objective of the present study was to determine the number of sandfly species and identify the epidemiologically
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