Publications by authors named "Alessandra de Cassia Dias"
Detection of Leishmania (Viannia) IN Nyssomyia neivai and Nyssomyia whitmani by multiplex polymerase chain reaction, in Southern Brazil.
Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu Kárin Rosi Reinhold-Castro Mateus Sabaini Venazzi Regiane Bertin de Lima Scodro Alessandra de Cassia Dias
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
April 2015
Article Synopsis
- * Researchers collected sandflies using traps and analyzed them for signs of infection through dissection and multiplex PCR testing.
- * Findings showed low levels of Leishmania DNA in specific sandfly species (Ny. neivai and Ny. whitmani), indicating their susceptibility to infection and highlighting the multiplex PCR method as a valuable tool for epidemiological research.
Objective: To verify the influence of traps with electric light and hens as factors that attract sandflies and compare results between capture methods.
Methods: The study was conducted in the Palmital Farm, Southern Brazil. Sandfly collections were conducted with Falcão traps and an electric aspirator, fortnightly, between 8 p.