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8 March 2017 Bloodmeal Identification in Field-Collected Sand Flies From Casa Branca, Brazil, Using the Cytochrome b PCR Method
G.M.L. Carvalho, F. D. Rêgo, A. Tanure, A.C.P. Silva, T. A. Dias, G. F. Paz, J. D. Andrade Filho
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PCR-based identification of vertebrate host bloodmeals has been performed on several vectors species with success. In the present study, we used a previously published PCR protocol followed by DNA sequencing based on primers designed from multiple alignments of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene used to identify avian and mammalian hosts of various hematophagous vectors. The amplification of a fragment encoding a 359 bp sequence of the Cyt b gene yielded recognized amplification products in 192 female sand flies (53%), from a total of 362 females analyzed. In the study area of Casa Branca, Brazil, blood-engorged female sand flies such as Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912), Migonemyia migonei (França, 1924), and Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho, 1939) were analyzed for bloodmeal sources. The PCR-based method identified human, dog, chicken, and domestic rat blood sources.

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G.M.L. Carvalho, F. D. Rêgo, A. Tanure, A.C.P. Silva, T. A. Dias, G. F. Paz, and J. D. Andrade Filho "Bloodmeal Identification in Field-Collected Sand Flies From Casa Branca, Brazil, Using the Cytochrome b PCR Method," Journal of Medical Entomology 54(4), 1049-1054, (8 March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx051
Received: 6 October 2016; Accepted: 30 January 2017; Published: 8 March 2017
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bloodmeal identification
cytochrome b PCR
sand fly
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