Brazilian Sand Flies : Biology, Taxonomy, Medical Importance and Control

This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens and parasites. Methods for sampling, processing and preserving phlebotomines are reviewed as are perspectives on surveillance and leishmaniasis vector control. A novel classification is presented whose aim is to help investigators identify the species that they are working with more efficiently. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Sand Flies: Medical Importance (Wagner Alexandre Costa, Nataly A. Souza)....Pages 1-8 Phlebotominae (Diptera, Psychodidae): Classification, Morphology and Terminology of Adults and Identification of American Taxa (Eunice A. B. Galati)....Pages 9-212 Molecular and Biochemical Markers for Investigating the Vectorial Roles of Brazilian Sand Flies (Paul D. Ready, Felipe M. Vigoder, Elizabeth F. Rangel)....Pages 213-250 Regional Distribution and Habitats of Brazilian Phlebotomine Species (Gustavo M. de Aguiar, Vanessa R. Vieira)....Pages 251-298 Bionomy: Biology of Neotropical Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Reginaldo P. Brazil, Beatriz G. Brazil)....Pages 299-318 Biology of the Leishmania−Sand Fly Interaction (Paulo F. P. Pimenta, Vanessa C. de Freitas, Carolina C. Monteiro, Ana Clara M. A. Pires, Nágila Francinete C. Secundino)....Pages 319-339 Sand Fly Vectors of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Brazil (Elizabeth F. Rangel, Ralph Lainson, Bruno M. Carvalho, Simone M. Costa, Jeffrey J. Shaw)....Pages 341-380 Eco-Epidemiology of American Visceral Leishmaniasis with Particular Reference to Brazil (Elizabeth F. Rangel, Ralph Lainson, Margarete M. S. Afonso, Jeffrey J. Shaw)....Pages 381-416 Brazilian Phlebotomines as Hosts and Vectors of Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa (Excluding Those Belonging to the Genus Leishmania) and Nematodes (Jeffrey J. Shaw, Amélia T. de Rosa, Ana Cecilia Cruz, Pedro Fernando da C. Vasconcelos)....Pages 417-441 Methods for Capturing, Processing and Preserving Phlebotominae (Mauricio Luiz Vilela, Adriana Zwetsch, Júlia dos S. Silva)....Pages 443-466 Leishmaniasis-Vector Surveillance and Control in Brazil: A Challenge to Control Programs (Ana Nilce S. Maia-Elkhoury, Rafaella Albuquerque, Oscar D. Salomón)....Pages 467-494