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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by the protozoan  Leishmania infantum  and in Brazil is transmitted mainly by the bite of  Lutzomuyia longipalpis  sand flies. Data about the presence, distribution, natural infection rate, seasonal and monthly dynamics of the vector population are important for optimizing the measures to control VL in endemic areas. This study aimed to identify sand fly fauna in an endemic area for VL to detect the prevalence of  L .  infantum  infection in the  Lu .  longipalpis  population and to elucidate the influence of bioclimatic factors on the monthly fluctuations of this vector. HP light traps were monthly set in the intradomicile and peridomicile of residences located in the central and beachfront areas of Camaçari, a VL endemic area. The sand fly collection was conducted in two periods: i) period 1—between December 2011 and November 2012 and ii) period 2—August 2014 and July 2015. Sand fly species were identified and detection of  L .  infantum  infection by qPCR was performed in pools of female  Lu .  longipalpis . For the first time, the parasite load of positive pools was correlated with the number of  Lu .  longipalpis  captured per month in both periods. Correlation analyses between the monthly fluctuation of the sand fly population and bioclimatic indices of the municipality in both collection periods were also performed. In both evaluated periods, more than 98% of the collected sand flies were  Lu .  longipalpis , confirming the predominance of this species in the region. It was captured mostly in the beachfront area in all months evaluated (99%). For the period 1,  Leishmania  DNA was detected in 81% of tested pools representing a minimal infection rate of 9.6%. In the period 2, 40% of the pools were positive with a minimal infection rate of 10.2%. Infected sand flies were only detected in the beachfront area in both periods. The parasite load was low and did not vary in the evaluated months despite the number of collected sand flies. No correlation was observed for climatic factors in both areas of Camaçari. These findings emphasize the high risk of  Leishmania  transmission in Camaçari regardless of the season and that other factors, aside from bioclimatic elements, are influencing the sand fly population monthly fluctuation.

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Natural infection by Leishmania infantum in the Lutzomyia longipalpis population of an endemic coastal area to visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil is not associated with bioclimatic factors