TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecology of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a focus of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in northeastern Colombia.
AU - Alexander, B.
AU - Ferro, C.
AU - Young, D. G.
AU - Morales, A.
AU - Tesh, R. B.
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PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The phlebotomine sand fly fauna of two coffee plantations in a Leishmania-endemic area of Norte de Santander, Colombia was studied. Regular insect collections using a variety of methods were made for three and a half years. Information was obtained on diurnal resting sites, host range and seasonal abundance for 17 species, of which five (Lutzomyia spinicrassa, Lu. serrana, Lu. shannoni, Lu. ovallesi and Lu. gomezi) were far more numerous than the others, anthropophilic and present throughout the year. The behaviour of these and the remaining 12 species is discussed in relation to their potential role in transmission of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in the area.
AB - The phlebotomine sand fly fauna of two coffee plantations in a Leishmania-endemic area of Norte de Santander, Colombia was studied. Regular insect collections using a variety of methods were made for three and a half years. Information was obtained on diurnal resting sites, host range and seasonal abundance for 17 species, of which five (Lutzomyia spinicrassa, Lu. serrana, Lu. shannoni, Lu. ovallesi and Lu. gomezi) were far more numerous than the others, anthropophilic and present throughout the year. The behaviour of these and the remaining 12 species is discussed in relation to their potential role in transmission of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in the area.
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U2 - 10.1590/S0074-02761992000300009
DO - 10.1590/S0074-02761992000300009
M3 - Article
C2 - 1343648
AN - SCOPUS:0026884212
SN - 0074-0276
VL - 87
SP - 387
EP - 395
JO - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
JF - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
IS - 3
ER -