PMID- 24898032
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150204
LR  - 20231110
IS  - 1756-3305 (Electronic)
IS  - 1756-3305 (Linking)
VI  - 7
DP  - 2014 Jun 4
TI  - Spatial distribution and environmental factors associated to phlebotomine fauna 
      in a border area of transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in Mato Grosso do Sul, 
      Brazil.
PG  - 260
LID - 10.1186/1756-3305-7-260 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Mato Grosso do Sul has been undergoing a process of urbanization 
      which results in loss of native vegetation. This withdrawal makes vectors of man 
      and domestic animals closer, causing changes in the epidemiology of diseases such 
      as American Visceral Leishmaniasis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the 
      phlebotomine fauna and environmental issues related to the transmission of AVL in 
      Ponta Pora, Mato Grosso do Sul, between 2009 and 2010. METHODS: Vegetation of the 
      urban area was evaluated by Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), 
      Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) and Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index 
      (SAVI). RESULTS: The results showed that the phlebotomine fauna of the city 
      consists of five species, especially Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva, 
      1912), the vector of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum. Predominance of males was 
      observed. The insects were captured in greater quantity in the intradomicile. Lu. 
      longipalpis was the most frequent and abundant species, present throughout the 
      year, with a peak population after the rainy season. Vectors can be found in high 
      amounts in forest and disturbed environments. CONCLUSIONS: The finding of Lu. 
      longipalpis in regions with little vegetation and humidity suggests that the 
      species is adapted to different sorts of environmental conditions, demonstrating 
      its close association with man and the environment it inhabits. The tourist 
      feature of Ponta Pora reinforces its epidemiological importance as a vulnerable 
      city. The geographical location, bordering Paraguay through dry border, makes 
      possible the existence of a corridor of vectors and infected dogs between the two 
      countries.
FAU - de Andrade, Ana Rachel Oliveira
AU  - de Andrade AR
AD  - Post Graduate Program in Infectious and Parasitary Diseases, Federal University 
      of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campus Universitario, s/n, Caixa Postal 549, CEP 79070-900 
      Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. racheloliveira_83@hotmail.com.
FAU - da Silva, Baldomero Antonio Kato
AU  - da Silva BA
FAU - Cristaldo, Geucira
AU  - Cristaldo G
FAU - de Andrade, Sonia Maria Oliveira
AU  - de Andrade SM
FAU - Filho, Antonio Conceicao Paranhos
AU  - Filho AC
FAU - Ribeiro, Alisson
AU  - Ribeiro A
FAU - da Cunha Santos, Mirella Ferreira
AU  - da Cunha Santos MF
FAU - Andreotti, Renato
AU  - Andreotti R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140604
PL  - England
TA  - Parasit Vectors
JT  - Parasites & vectors
JID - 101462774
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Brazil/epidemiology
MH  - Disease Models, Animal
MH  - Dog Diseases/epidemiology/parasitology/transmission
MH  - Dogs
MH  - Environment
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Leishmania infantum/physiology
MH  - Leishmaniasis, Visceral/epidemiology/transmission/*veterinary
MH  - Male
MH  - Paraguay
MH  - Psychodidae/classification/*physiology
PMC - PMC4055399
EDAT- 2014/06/06 06:00
MHDA- 2015/02/05 06:00
PMCR- 2014/06/04
CRDT- 2014/06/06 06:00
PHST- 2014/01/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/05/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/06/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/06/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/02/05 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/06/04 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 1756-3305-7-260 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/1756-3305-7-260 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Parasit Vectors. 2014 Jun 4;7:260. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-260.