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ASPECTS OF THE ECOLOGY OF PHLEBOTOMINE SAND FLIES (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE) IN THE PRIVATE NATURAL HERITAGE RESERVE SANCTUARY CARAÇA
Leishmania
Species diversity
Leishmaniasis
Disease vectors
Parasitic diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Brazil
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Pesquisa Clínica e Políticas Públicas em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Pesquisa Clínica e Políticas Públicas em Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Estudos em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Abstract
Leishmaniases are a set of parasitic diseases of zoonotic origin that are transmitted by sandfly vectors in wild, rural and urban environments. Their distribution is dependent not only the distribution of vectors, but also on the distribution of mammalian reservoirs. Only by understanding the transmission cycle of these diseases, such as knowing the participating vectors and reservoirs, can one can understand the epidemiology and ecological relationships of leishmaniases. Ecotourism has become an important area of economic growth in Brazil. One of the most visited tourist attractions in the state of Minas Gerais, the Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Santuário do Caraça (RPPNSC) is located in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero. The aim of this study was to contribute to the control of leishmaniasis among tourists of the RPPNPC by surveying its sand fly fauna and testing for the presence of Leishmania DNA in females. Twenty-five CDC light traps were exposed on 7 trails of the RPPNPC where samples were collected bimonthly for a year, starting in June 2013. A total of 376 specimens of 18 species and 10 genera of sandflies were captured. The predominant species were Psychodopygus lloydi (72.34%) and Pintomyia monticola (5.59%). HaeIII restriction enzyme detected and characterized Leishmania braziliensis DNA in 2 of the samples for an infection rate of 0.7% (2/266). Recent studies found specimens of Ps. lloyd infected with Leishmania braziliensis elsewhere in Minas Gerais, which may be an indication that this species is involved in the transmission of Leishmania in this state.
Keywords
Sand fliesLeishmania
Species diversity
Leishmaniasis
Disease vectors
Parasitic diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Brazil
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