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Table 4 Phlebotomine sand flies submitted to Leishmania natural infection survey

From: Leishmaniasis transmission in an ecotourism area: potential vectors in Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Species

Monitoring station

Positive

Negative

Total

Infection rate (%)

Lutzomyia edwardsi

MS2

0

6

6

-

Lutzomyia migonei*

MS2

0

1

1

-

 

MS3

3

26

29

10.3

Lutzomyia tupynambai

MS2

0

2

2

-

 

MS3

0

1

1

-

Lutzomyia rupicola

MS2

0

13

13

-

 

MS3

0

1

1

-

Lutzomyia pelloni

MS2

0

2

2

-

Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia*

MS2

0

1

1

-

 

MS3

0

2

2

-

Total

 

3

55

58

5.2

  1. MS1: Vila do Abraão; MS2: Enseada das Estrelas; MS3: Praia Vermelha; M: Males; F: Females.
  2. *Potential leishmaniases vector species.
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Parasites & Vectors

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