Instituto de Pesquisa de Patologias Tropicais, Porto Velho, RO, Brasil.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Nov;104(7):955-9. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000700002.
We surveyed areas of the state of Rondônia in western Amazon for phlebotomine, which are potential vectors of leishmaniasis. A total of 5,998 specimens were captured, resulting in the identification of 48 species within the Lutzomyia (99.98%) and Brumptomyia (0.02%) genera. The predominant species was Lutzomyia davisi, followed by Lutzomyia umbratilis, Lutzomyia llanosmartinsi, Lutzomyia c. carrerai, Lutzomyia dendrophyla, Lutzomyia nevesi and Lutzomyia whitmani. All sand flies identified as vectors for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, i.e., Lu. davisi, Lu. umbratilis, Lu. c. carrerai and Lu. whitmani, were found in the surveyed areas.
我们对亚马逊西部朗多尼亚州的地区进行了白蛉调查,这些地区可能是利什曼病的潜在传播媒介。共捕获了 5998 只标本,鉴定出了隶属于 Lutzomyia(99.98%)和 Brumptomyia(0.02%)属的 48 个物种。优势种为 Lutzomyia davisi,其次是 Lutzomyia umbratilis、Lutzomyia llanosmartinsi、Lutzomyia c. carrerai、Lutzomyia dendrophyla、Lutzomyia nevesi 和 Lutzomyia whitmani。在调查地区发现了所有被鉴定为巴西皮肤利什曼病传播媒介的沙蝇,即 Lu. davisi、Lu. umbratilis、Lu. c. carrerai 和 Lu. whitmani。