Sand Fly Fauna Associated With Dwellings and Forest Habitats Along the BR-319 Highway, Amazonas, Brazil.
J Med Entomol
; 56(2): 540-546, 2019 02 25.
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Roads and highways can affect the spread of insect-borne diseases by limiting or amplifying the spatiotemporal distribution of vectors, pathogens, and hosts, which can, in turn, lead to the creation of a nidus of infection. The aim of this study was to compare the diversity (richness and abundance) of phlebotomine sand flies in household and forest edge environments found along two different segments of an Amazonian highway. Sampling was conducted along the northern and southern portions of highway BR-319, in Amazonas State, Brazil. At each sampling point, Hoover Pugedo traps were set in indoor and outdoor habitats, and at forests edges, and captures were made between 06:00 pm and 06:00 am. A total of 1,189 sand flies were captured and 48 species were identified. As expected, a greater number of species and individuals were captured in forest edge environments. Permutational Multivariate Analyses of Variance (PERMANOVA) and Permutational Analyses of Multivariate Dispersions (PERMDISP) analyses showed that sand fly fauna differed significantly among habitats, but no variance in species composition was observed between the two road segments. Some of the captured species were species that have been implicated as vectors of Leishmania spp. Ross, 1903 (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psychodidae
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Biodiversidade
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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J Med Entomol
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido