An overview of the sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) followed by the detection of Leishmania DNA and blood meal identification in the state of Acre, Amazonian Brazil.

CONCLUSIONS: In Brumptomyia sp. and Evandromyia termitophila, the first report of Leishmania DNA-detection is provided in Acre; Nyssomyia shawi is implicated as potential vector of L. (V.) braziliensis and L. (V.) guyanensis for the first time in Brazil.
PMID: 33206821 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - November 20, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Araujo-Pereira T, Pita-Pereira D, Baia-Gomes SM, Boité M, Silva F, Pinto IS, de Sousa RLT, Fuzari A, de Souza C, Brazil R, Britto C Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research