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REVISITING THE CAVE-DWELLING SAND FLIES (DIPTERA, PSYCHODIDAE, PHLEBOTOMINAE) FROM BRAZIL: DIVERSITY AND POTENTIAL ROLE IN THE TRANSMISSION OF LEISHMANIA ROSS, 1903 (KINETOPLASTIDA: TRYPANOSOMATIDAE)
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Pesquisa Clínica e Políticas Públicas em Doenças Infectoparasitárias. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Pesquisa Clínica e Políticas Públicas em Doenças Infectoparasitárias. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Rene Rachou. Grupo de Estudo em Leishmanioses. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract
Brazilian caves, one of the many tourist attractions of the country, may act as a shelter for insects, such as sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), natural hosts of various microorganisms including parasites of the genus Leishmania Ross, 1903. In the last decades, with the increasing global need for sustainable development, ecotourism has emerged as one of the major activities in Brazil. However, the constant monitoring in environmentally protected areas is not often carried out, endangering visitors and professionals, especially due to the occurrence of zoonoses. Several sand fly species have already been recorded in Brazilian caves, drawing attention to the possibility of Leishmania transmission at this ecotope. Indeed, this current systematic review summarizes the fauna of cave-dwelling sand flies in Brazil, focusing on their biological behaviour and the occurrence of potential vectors of Leishmania parasites.
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