Duarte Faiane Reila Sousa Centenaro, Ledo Geanice, de Lima Felipe Rieth, Padilha Mayckon Antônio Cardoso, Rodrigues da Silva Márcio, Korb Manuela Steil, Moura Anderson Barbosa de, Chryssafidis Andreas Lazaros
Laboratório de Parasitologia e Doenças Parasitárias - LAPAR, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias - CAV, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDES, Lages, SC, Brasil.
Centro de Controle de Zoonoses - CCZ, Prefeitura Municipal de Lages, Lages, SC, Brasil.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2025 Apr 7;34(2):e016724. doi: 10.1590/S1984-29612025012. eCollection 2025.
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania spp., transmitted to hosts through the bite of female phlebotomine sandflies, with domestic dogs serving as reservoirs for the disease. Understanding the entomofauna is crucial for effective control of vector-borne diseases, such as leishmaniasis, because various environmental and climatic factors can influence sandfly presence and distribution. This study aimed to conduct a quantitative and qualitative survey of the entomofauna in urban and peri-urban areas of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, and to analyze documented cases of canine leishmaniasis in the city, in response to the rising number of non-autochthonous cases in dogs. The lack of prior studies on this fauna in the municipality raises concerns for public health services. Nine areas were monitored over the course of one year, and clinical and epidemiological records of canine leishmaniasis in the city were analyzed. A total of 10,638 insects were collected, with no phlebotomine sandflies identified. All evaluated cases of canine leishmaniasis were classified as non-autochthonous based on the movement history of these animals and the absence of the disease vector in the municipality. This information may guide further control and prevention measures for leishmaniasis in the region, aligned with a One Health perspective.
利什曼病是一种由利什曼原虫属引起的寄生虫病，通过雌性白蛉叮咬传播给宿主，家犬是该疾病的储存宿主。了解昆虫群落对于有效控制利什曼病等媒介传播疾病至关重要，因为各种环境和气候因素会影响白蛉的存在和分布。本研究旨在对巴西圣卡塔琳娜州拉热斯市城乡结合部的昆虫群落进行定量和定性调查，并分析该市犬类利什曼病的记录病例，以应对犬类非本地病例数量的上升。该市此前缺乏对该昆虫群落的研究，这引起了公共卫生服务部门的担忧。在一年的时间里对九个区域进行了监测，并分析了该市犬类利什曼病的临床和流行病学记录。共收集到10638只昆虫，未发现白蛉。根据这些动物的活动历史以及该市没有疾病媒介，所有评估的犬类利什曼病病例均被归类为非本地病例。这些信息可能会指导该地区利什曼病的进一步控制和预防措施，符合“同一健康”的理念。
