Diversity and natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in an endemic area of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in southeastern Bahia, Brazil
Our findings suggest that areas experiencing outbreaks of ATL in affected regions present high proportions of infected phlebotomine sand flies involving a variety of species, some not usually considered involved in the L. (V.) braziliensis transmission cycle, such as Th. viannamartinsi.
Authors
- Adriano Figueiredo Monte-Alegre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-4613)
- Edgar M. Carvalho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-8002)
- Paulo Roberto Lima Machado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1894-6171)
- Albert Schriefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-6789)
- Bruno Oliveira Cova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1898-5293)
- Lívia Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-1227)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR)
- Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos (BR)
- Instituto de Saúde (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Doenças Tropicais (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06717-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- National Institutes of Health