Ecological aspects of Pintomyia fischeri and Migonemyia migonei in municipalities with Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, State of São Paulo, Brazil

• Published in: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria Vol. 32; no. 3; p. e002123
• Main Authors: Dibo, Margareth Regina, Menezes, Regiane Maria Tironi de, Souza, Fabiana Fernandes de, Gil, Helio Benites, Pinter, Adriano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2023; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
• Subjects: Animals; Brazil; Cities; composition of species; CVL; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Female; landscap scenarios; Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - veterinary; Leishmaniasis, Visceral - veterinary; Male; PARASITOLOGY; Phlebotomus; Psychodidae - parasitology; Sandfly; seasonal activity; Short Communication; VETERINARY SCIENCES; Brazil; landscap scenarios; atividade sazonal; cenários da paisagem; composition of species; seasonal activity; Flebotomíneos; Sandfly; CVL; composição de espécies
• ISSN: 0103-846X; 1984-2961; 1984-2961
• DOI: 10.1590/S1984-29612023040

The objective was to study the composition of sand fly species, the seasonal activity of the dominant species and correlation with average rainfall, sex association of the dominant species with domicile habitats and analyze different landscape scenarios for the two study sites in the municipalities of Itapevi and Mogi of the Crosses. Sandflies were captured with CDC(s) traps installed in three households at each study site for a period of 24 hours, biweekly for two years. A total of 2970 specimens were collected. The dominant species were P.fischeri and M.migonei. A statistically significant difference was registered between males and females of the two species in relation to the intra and peridomicile. The seasonal activity of both species showed a weak significant positive correlation with rainfall. The species P.fischeri and M.migonei may be potential vectors of CVL in the studied sites.