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. 2017 Jan 11;96(1):178–181. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0191

Table 1.

Summary of information on the natural transmission of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania amazonensis to hamsters through sandfly bites

Hamster Sandfly species no. of females exposed (fed) Collection sites of sandflies* Collection method of sandflies Collection date of sandflies Time between exposure to bites and necropsy Diagnostic tests Leishmania species General state of the hamster
Direct Culture Molecular
1 Lutzomyia cruzi 5 (5) Nova Corumbá (19°02′47″S; 57°39′21″W) Aspiration from a black Shannon trap September 8, 2014 4 months Pos Pos Pos L. infantum Cachexia and enlarged spleen (4.5 cm)
2 Lu. cruzi 87 (53) Maria Leite (19°00′45″S; 57°37′31″W) Aspiration from a chicken coop September 30, 2013 6 months Neg Neg Pos L. infantum Accentuated weight loss, ascites, and enlarged spleen (8.5 cm)
3 Lu. cruzi 299 (124) Maria Leite (19°00′45″S; 57°37′31″W) Aspiration from a chicken coop First exposure: November 11, 2013 Second exposure: March 29, 2014 6 months Neg Neg Pos L. amazonensis No clinical signs
Lutzomyia forattinii 1 (0)
Evandromyia corumbaensis 3 (1)

Neg = negative; pos = positive.

*

The collections were undertaken in the peridomiciliary areas.

This animal was exposed twice to wild-caught sandfly females: specimens of Lu. forattinii and Ev. corumbaensis were exposed to the hamster in the first exposure along with 63 other specimens of Lu. cruzi.