Potential vectors of Leishmania spp. in an Atlantic Forest conservation unit in northeastern Brazil under anthropic pressure.

Marcos Paulo Gomes PinheiroCássio Lázaro Silva-InacioMarcel Miranda de Medeiros SilvaPaulo Sérgio Fagundes de AraújoMaria de Fátima Freire de Melo Ximenes

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2021)

Most of the species collected in the traps were seasonal and exhibited changes in their composition and population dynamics associated with local adaptions. The presence of vectors Ps. wellcomei and Lu. longipalpis underscore the epidemiological importance of these phlebotomines in the conservation unit and surrounding anthropized areas. Neighboring residential areas should be permanently monitored to prevent VL or CL transmission and outbreaks.

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