Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N. ) intermedia (Diptera, psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil

Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N. ) intermedia (Diptera, psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil (2005)

Authors:
Autor USP: GOMES, ALMERIO DE CASTRO - FSP
Unidade: FSP
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600030
Subjects: INSETOS VETORES; LEISHMANIOSE CUTÂNEA (TRANSMISSÃO); TESTES SOROLÓGICOS; HÁBITOS ALIMENTARES; RESERVATÓRIOS DE DOENÇAS
Language: Português
Abstract: The precipitin test was applied to identify the blood meal sources of Lutzomyia intermedia, collected in two distinct habitats: inside houses and in the peridomicile, in Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, a transmission area of leishmania (V.) brasiliensis.The following antisera were tested: human, avian, equine, rodent,and opossum.From a total of 370 females analyzed, 128 specimens from the domicile and 59 from the peridomicile reacted with specific antisera.The anthropophily of L. intermedia was confirmed in both habitats; likewise, the feeding of this sand fly species on domestic animals, observed in previous entomological surveys, was confirmed by the strong reactivity with avian,canine, and equine antisera.However, feeding on rodents, mammals frequently found insideand arround houses, represents further evidence related to the vector competence of L. intermedia, since synanthropic and sylvatic rodentshave been considered a putative reservoir of L.(V.) braziliensis(AU)
Imprenta:
- Publisher place: Rio de Janeiro
- Date published: 2005
Source:
- Título: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
- ISSN: 0102-311X
- Volume/Número/Paginação/Ano: v. 21, n. 6, p. 1816-1820, 2005

Informações sobre o DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600030 (Fonte: oaDOI API)

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ABNT

AFONSO, Margarete Martins dos Santos et al. Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N. ) intermedia (Diptera, psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, v. 21, n. 6, p. 1816-1820, 2005Tradução . . Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600030. Acesso em: 28 jan. 2026.
APA

Afonso, M. M. dos S., Gomes, A. de C., Meneses, C. R. V., & Rangel, E. F. (2005). Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N. ) intermedia (Diptera, psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 21( 6), 1816-1820. doi:10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600030
NLM

Afonso MM dos S, Gomes A de C, Meneses CRV, Rangel EF. Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N. ) intermedia (Diptera, psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil [Internet]. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 2005 ; 21( 6): 1816-1820.[citado 2026 jan. 28 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600030
Vancouver

Afonso MM dos S, Gomes A de C, Meneses CRV, Rangel EF. Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N. ) intermedia (Diptera, psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil [Internet]. Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 2005 ; 21( 6): 1816-1820.[citado 2026 jan. 28 ] Available from: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600030