Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite their widespread usage, synthetic insecticides and larvicides are harmful for controlling disease-causing mosquitoes owing to the development of resistance. The leaves of Eugenia astringens, Myrrhinium atropurpureum, and Neomitranthes obscura were collected from Marambaia...
ABSTRACT Background: Studies related to infectivity status of insect vectors are seen as necessities in understanding the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases and planning effective control measures. This study assessed the infectivity ofSimulium damnosum s.l. around Owena River as well as evaluated th...
Antiparasitarios/uso terapéutico,
Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/tratamiento farmacológico,
Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/epidemiología,
Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/parasitología,
Insectos Vectores/parasitología,
Ivermectina/uso terapéutico,
Nigeria/epidemiología,
Oncocercosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Oncocercosis/parasitología,
Oncocercosis/transmisión,
Ríos,
Simuliidae/parasitología
Abstract Black flies are abundant benthic organisms in well-oxygenated running water and are considered effective bioindicators of water quality. Information on the ecology of these organisms at the species level is important, since up to now information has mainly been available on a family level. The a...
As espécies de simulídeos são vetores de filárias, como as do gênero Onchocerca e Mansonella, que são os agentes etiológicos da oncocercose e mansonellose, respectivamente. Essas duas filárias ocorrem na região Amazônica brasileira e são transmitidas pelas seguintes espécies de vetores: Simul...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study analyzed blackfly awareness and perceptions of health education practices for blackfly control among vulnerable populations in Brazil. METHODS: An exploratory descriptive quantitative research analysis was performed to investigate and analyze the awareness of and poten...
La oncocercosis es una de las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas, producida por el nemátodo filárico Onchocerca volvulus y transmitida por la picadura de la mosca negra del género Simulium. Es considerada la segunda causa mundial de ceguera prevenible y está presente en 35 naciones de tres continen...
En el oeste de África los miembros del complejo Simulium damnosum son los vectores de la oncocercosis. El objetivo es obtener datos sobre la presencia y distribución de simúlidos en dos provincias de Angola. El trabajo se realizó en las provincias de Huambo y Bié donde se muestrearon 24 cuerpos de a...
Introducción: La picadura de jerjeles o simúlidos de la cara anterior del pabellón auricular presenta características clínicas diferente a las picaduras del mismo insecto en la piel del resto del cuerpo y requiere también un tratamiento diferente. Estos hechos no han sido descritos en la literatura...
A new species of the genus Cerqueirellum Py-Daniel, 1983 (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described. The adults are similar to the species C. oyapockense (Floch & Abonnenc, 1946) and C. roraimense (Nunes de Mello, 1974), of which the females are similar, and the males present discrete differences. The main diffe...
The Mansonella ozzardi has a widespread distribution among the indigenous and riverine communities of Amazonas, Brazil. We estimated the prevalence of Mansonella ozzardi in indigenous communities of the Pauini municipality, Amazonas state, Brazil and the rate of parasitic infection in vectors. We collect...
