Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with opossum nests at urban sites in southeastern Brazil: a risk factor for urban and periurban zoonotic Leishmania transmission?
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Sandflies associated with opossum nests are reported for the first time in the yards of residences located in the urban area of the municipality of Monte Mor, situated in the metropolitan region of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Eleven specimens of Evandromyia cortelezzii and one of Evandromyia lenti were captured in two Didelphis albiventris nests. Ev. cortelezzii is considered a secondary vector species for the transmission of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in the Neotropics. This association may contribute to the introduction, establishment and maintenance of urban and periurban zoonotic transmission outbreaks of Leishmania and should therefore be investigated further.
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Opossums (Didelphis sp.) are synanthropic wild small mammals with nocturnal and solitary habits and are commonly found associated with human dwellings due to their search for food and shelter
online | memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br Opossums (Didelphis sp.) are synanthropic wild small mammals with nocturnal and solitary habits and are commonly found associated with human dwellings due to their search for food and shelter. Two species of opossum are found in the state of São Paulo (SP): Didelphis aurita (the black-eared opossum), originally an inhabitant of the Atlantic forest and Araucaria ...
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