Survey of sandfly vectors of leishmaniasis in Marambaia Island, municipality of Mangaratiba, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Main Authors: Shênia Patrícia Corrêa Novo, Marcos Barbosa de Souza, Ciro Benigno Villanova, Jairo Caetano Meródio, Antônio de Medeiros Meira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
• Subjects: Leishmaniasis; Sandfly fauna; Marambaia Island; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/422dac413ac34402a7333713555773d0

Introduction 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. Methods Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects. Results 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. Conclusions 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.