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PATOLOGIA TROPICAL • Acta Amaz. 12 (3) • Jul-Sep 1982 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-43921982123609   copy

On the vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Central Amazon of Brazil. 4. Sand fly emergence from a "terra firme" forest floor 1 1 — This research was partly supported by CNPq's Grandes endemias grant 2222.8.087/80 and INPA's project 3017.

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Abstract

Over 30% of the sand flies collected in emergence traps from a "terra firme" forest in the Amazon Basin of Brazil were known vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Fifteen species of sand flies were collected from a region where at least 50 species are known to occur. The majority of specimens were taken from traps set during the month of November. It was estimated that 100 m2 of terra firme forest will only produce an average of. 4.1 sand flies per day; however, this productivity may reach as hign as 14 sand flies per 100 m2 per day.

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