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Short Communications • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 49 (05) • Sep-Oct 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0082-2016   copy

Presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca, State of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

The sand fly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, is the main vector of Leishmania infantum in the Americas, primarily occurring in areas of apparent anthropomorphic modifications in several regions of Brazil.

METHODS

Sand flies were captured using light traps.

RESULTS

Out of all captured species, Lu. longipalpis numbers had increased within the park.

CONCLUSIONS

We report the occurrence of Lu. longipalpis in an area of Atlantic Forest, possibly representing the first sylvatic population of Lu. longipalpis in an area absent of peridomestic captures, but with the risk of L. infantum transmission in the areas of Niterói and Maricá.

Keywords:
Lutzomyia longipalpis; Sylvatic population; Rio de Janeiro

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