Publications by authors named "Fabiana Oliveira Lara e Silva"
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide relevance. Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in Brazil, where it is caused by Leishmania infantum with Lutzomyia longipalpis being the most important invertebrate vector. Non-human primates are susceptible to L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Governador Valadares, a transmission area for American tegumentary leishmaniasis in State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Ricardo Andrade Barata Gustavo Fontes Paz Marcela Cardoso Bastos Roberta Christiane Oliveira Andrade Daniela Campos Mendes de Barros Fabiana Oliveira Lara e Silva
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
October 2011
Article Synopsis
- A study on the sandfly species in Governador Valadares, Brazil, was conducted due to the region's link to American tegumentary leishmaniasis.
- Researchers used light traps to collect sandflies over a year, monitoring how climate factors like temperature and humidity affected their numbers.
- A total of 5,413 sandflies were captured, with Lutzomyia intermedia as the dominant species, indicating its role in disease transmission, while the presence of L. longipalpis highlights the need for ongoing monitoring in the area.