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      Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the urban area of the municipality of Cianorte, Paraná State, Brazil Translated title: Flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae) na área urbana do município de Cianorte, PR

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          The endemicity of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in the Cianorte municipality, Paraná State the occurrence of human cases with the probable infection locus in the urban area, the presence of a permanently preserved modified native forest in the urban perimeter, and the lack of knowledge of the fauna of sand flies in the municipality provided the impetus for this study. The objective of this study was to assess the fauna, frequency and seasonality of the sand flies in the peridomicile, forest and urban area of this municipality. Sand flies were collected using Falcão light traps installed in the peridomicile and forest, from July 2005 to June 2006. A total of 755 sand flies were collected; Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho) (84.0%), followed by Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto) (12.7%) were the predominant species. The number of sand flies collected in the peridomicile was significantly higher than in the forest (P = 0.0068). The small number of sand flies collected, especially in the forest, may be related to the modifications to the environment on the edge of the Parque Cinturão Verde, which surrounds the urban area of the municipality. Five species of sand flies were distinguished in the urban area of Cianorte, with greater frequencies found in the peridomicile, especially from November to April. Our data illustrate the necessity of maintaining the measures that contributed to reduce human contact with sand flies, thereby reducing the transmission risk of ACL.

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          A endemicidade da leishmaniose tegumentar americana (LTA) no município de Cianorte, PR, a ocorrência de casos humanos com provável local de infecção na área urbana, a presença de mata nativa modificada de preservação permanente no perímetro urbano e o desconhecimento da fauna de flebotomíneos no município motivaram a realização deste trabalho. Procurou-se conhecer a fauna, frequência e sazonalidade de flebotomíneos no peridomicílio e na floresta, na área urbana desse município. Os flebotomíneos foram coletados com armadilhas de Falcão instaladas no peridomicílio e na floresta, no período de julho de 2005 a junho de 2006. Foram coletados 755 flebotomíneos, com predomínio da espécie Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho) (84,0%), seguida da espécie Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto) (12,7%). O número de flebotomíneos coletados foi maior no peridomicílio (P = 0.0068). O pequeno número de flebotomíneos coletados, principalmente na floresta, pode estar relacionado às alterações ambientais realizadas no entorno do Parque Cinturão Verde que circunda a área urbana do município. Cinco espécies de flebotomíneos foram assinaladas na área urbana do município de Cianorte, com maior frequência no peridomicílio, especialmente nos meses de novembro a abril. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de se manterem as medidas que contribuem para evitar o contato do homem com os flebotomíneos, diminuindo o risco de transmissão de LTA.

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                Neotropical Entomology
                Neotrop. entomol.
                Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (Londrina )
                1678-8052
                December 2009
                : 38
                : 6
                : 853-858
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Estadual de Maringá Brazil
                Article
                S1519-566X2009000600021
                10.1590/S1519-566X2009000600021
                c0f69963-e6f5-4306-8c7e-10990b1ff800

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                ENTOMOLOGY

                Entomology
                Cutaneous leishmaniasis,urban area,native forest,Leishmaniose cutânea,mata nativa modificada

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