Hourly activity of Lutsomyia ovallesi and L-gomezi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northcentral Venezuela

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作者
Feliciangeli, MD [1 ]
机构
[1] ESCUELA MALARIOL & SANEAMIENTO AMBIENTAL DR ARNOL,MARACAY,VENEZUELA
关键词
Lutzomiya ovallesi; Lutzomiya gomezi; hourly activity; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Venezuela;
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10.1093/jmedent/34.2.110
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
The comparative hourly activity of Lutzomyia ovallesi (Ortiz) and L. gomesi (Nitzulescu), vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Miranda State, Venezuela, was studied between November and March during 1991-1994 using a Shannon trap with a fluorescent light. Female abundance of L. ovallesi increased from 1800 to 2000 hours, plateaued from 2000 to 2400 hours, then decreased progressively. L gomezi always exhibited maximum activity between 1800 and 2000 hours, then declined abruptly. The importance of these activity patterns in Leishmania transmission is discussed.
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