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Phlebotomine sandflies associated with a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Author(s) -
ALEXANDER B.,
USMA M. C.,
CADENA H.,
QUESADA B. L.,
SOLARTE Y.,
ROA W.,
MONTOYA J.,
JARAMILLO C.,
TRAVI B. L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1995.tb00133.x
Subject(s) - sandfly , biology , psychodidae , fauna , leishmaniasis , cutaneous leishmaniasis , biting , veterinary medicine , zoology , ecology , leishmania , immunology , parasite hosting , medicine , world wide web , computer science
. A survey was made of the phlebotomine sandfly fauna of La Guaira, a village with coffee plantations near Cali, Colombia, from which cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis had been reported due to Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis and Le. ( V. ) braziliensis. Among six species of sandfly collected on human bait, Lutzomyia youngi was most important in terms of biting nuisance. Lu. columbiana, Lu. lichyi and Lu. scorzai as well as Lu. youngi adults occurred throughout the year. Sandfly man‐biting activity occurred throughout the night and was highest within 2 h of sunset. Despite its abundance in nocturnal samples, Lu. youngi was rarely taken in diurnal resting site collections. In contrast, Lu. lichyi was collected on tree‐trunks during the day in large numbers and was the only species biting in daylight. The implications of these and other findings for leishmaniasis control measures in La Guaira are considered.