Studies on Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the campus FIOCRUZ mata Atlântica, Jacarepaguá, in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 26 - 32
• Main Authors: Souza, Nataly Araujo de, Silva, Juliana Bastos da, Godoy, Rodrigo Espíndola, Souza, Filipe Jonas Mattos de, Andrade-Coelho, Cláudia Alves de, Silva, Vanderlei Campos, Azevedo, Alfredo Carlos Rodrigues de, Rangel, Elizabeth Ferreira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01-01-2015; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; American Visceral Leishmaniasis; Animals; Brazil; Forests; Insect Vectors - classification; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - transmission; Lutzomyia intermedia; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Population Density; Psychodidae - classification; Rio de Janeiro City; Seasons; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Brazil; Rio de Janeiro City; American Visceral Leishmaniasis; Lutzomyia intermedia; Lutzomyia longipalpis; American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
• ISSN: 0037-8682; 1678-9849; 1678-9849; 0037-8682
• DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0301-2014

The presence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in the communities of the Campus FIOCRUZ Mata Atlântica (CFMA) in the City of Rio de Janeiro initiated the investigation of the Phlebotominae fauna in the Atlantic Forest to determine the occurrence of putative ACL vectors associated with the enzootic cycle.
For 24 consecutive months, sand flies were captured inside the forest and in the border area near the communities.
The following sand fly species were identified: Brumptomyia brumpti, Brumptomyia cunhai, Brumptomyia nitzulescui, Lutzomyia edwardsi, Lutzomyia pelloni, and Lutzomyia quinquefer. Other identified sand fly vectors, such as Lutzomyia intermedia (the predominant species), Lutzomyia migonei, Lutzomyia whitmani, Lutzomyia fischeri, and Lutzomyia hirsuta hirsuta, are associated with ACL transmission, and the vector for American visceral leishmaniases (AVL), Lutzomyia longipalpis, was also found.
All sand fly vectors were found in both studied environments except for Lutzomyia whitmani, which was only identified in the forest. This study represents the first identification of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the CFMA, and the epidemiological implications are discussed.