Research Article

Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia: Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil

Table 1

Female phlebotomine sand flies captured in Governador Valadares, state of Minas Gerais (Brazil) with HP light traps. The captures were performed in 2009 and 2010. After identification, the specimens were pooled according to species and capture site for molecular analysis.

SpeciesFemales capturedNumber of pools per species
NumberPercentage

Lutzomyia cortelezzii 6310.427
Lu. intermedia 30750.546
Lu. ischyracantha 426.911
Lu. longipalpis 7812.821
Lu. quinquefer 6510.718
Lu. termitophila 30.52
Lu. whitmani 508.211

Total608100136