Research Article

Microspatial Distributional Patterns of Vectors of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil

Table 1

Frequency of positive sites and individuals of species of Lutzomyia sandflies identified in forested and peridomiciliary areas in AmarajΓ­, Permambuco, Brazil, in 2009. More than one species of Lutzomyia was found at some sites.

SpeciesSites ( 𝑛 = 2 5 5 )Individuals ( 𝑛 = 1 ,361)Total individuals
Peridomicile forestedPeridomicile forested
( 𝑛 = 1 3 0 ) ( 𝑛 = 1 2 5 ) 𝑃 Freq (%) Freq (%) 𝑃 Freq (%)
Freq (%)Freq (%)

L. whitmani69 (82.1)15 (17.9)<0.0011135 (95.0)60 (5.0)<0.0011195 (87.8)
Other species:44 (57.9)32 (42.1)0.4182 (49.4)84 (50.6)1166 (12.2)
L. evandroi22 (66.7)11 (33.3)0.1843 (64.2)24 (35.8)0.1067 (4.9)
L. quinquefer17 (89.5)2 (10.5)0.01523 (88.5)3 (11.5)0.00626 (1.9)
L. complexa1 (10.0)9 (90)0.071 (5.6)17 (94.4)0.00718 (1.3)
L. sordelli0 (0)8 (100)β€”0 (0)16 (100)0.00516 (1.2)
L. tupynambai0 (0)2 (100)β€”0 (0)15 (100)0.00615 (1.1)
L. migonei9 (90.0)1 (10)β€”10 (90.9)1 (9.1)0.0611 (0.8)
L. fischeri2 (66.7)1 (33.3)β€”2 (66.7)1 (33.3)β€”3 (0.2)
L. capixaba1 (33.3)2 (66.7)β€”1 (33.3)2 (66.7)β€”3 (0.2)
L. walkeri0 (0)3 (100)β€”0 (0)3 (100)β€”3 (0.2)
L. naftalekatzi1 (100)0 (0)β€”2 (100)0 (0)β€”2 (0.1)
L. longispina0 (0)2 (100)β€”0 (0)2 (100)β€”2 (0.1)

Total negative (135)48 (35.6)87 (64.4)0.02
Total positive (120)82 (68.3)38 (31.7)0.0051217 (89.4)144 (10.6)<0.0011361 (100)