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

Authors

  • Ueslei Teodoro
  • Demilson Rodrigues dos Santos
  • Allan Martins da Silva
  • Rubens Massafera
  • Lucia Emiko Imazu
  • Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro
  • Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu Neitzke-Abreu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v39i4.13067

Keywords:

American cutaneous leishmaniasis, Sandflies, Nyssomyia neivai, Nyssomyia whitmani.

Abstract

The results of sandfly collection with Falcão and Shannon traps, from 53 localities
of 19 municipalities, in Paraná State, Brazil are presented. Overall, 27,441 sandflies
were captured belonging to 13 species; there was a predominance of Nyssomyia
whitmani among them. A higher concentration of sandflies in the domestic animal
shelters and woods was found.
Sandflies fauna in counties of the Pioneer North of Paraná State, Brazil

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Published

2011-01-31

How to Cite

TEODORO, U.; SANTOS, D. R. dos; SILVA, A. M. da; MASSAFERA, R.; IMAZU, L. E.; MONTEIRO, W. M.; NEITZKE-ABREU, H. C. N.-A. Sandfly fauna in counties of the Pioneer North of Paraná State, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 39, n. 4, p. 322–330, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v39i4.13067. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/13067. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES