Table 1.
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 | ||
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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.