Abstract

MARQUETTI FERNANDEZ, María del Carmen et al. Presence and spatial distribution of Simuliumsp.(Diptera: Simuliidae) in two provinces of Angola. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2016, vol.68, n.3, pp. 233-239. ISSN 1561-3054.

In West Africa Simuliumdamnosum complex members are the main vectors of onchocerciasis. The objective of this paper was to collect data on the presence and spatial distribution of black flies in two provinces of Angola. The research work was conducted in Huambo and Bié provinces where 24 water bodies were sampled between July and August 2015. All the studied sites were located above 1 000 m of altitude and only three of them were found to be negative for the presence of black flies. These were the first results obtained on the presence and spatial distribution of Simulium sp. in Angola and are of great importance because overlapping the distribution maps of human infection and of vectors allows finding the areas at risk of transmission.

Keywords : onchocerciasis; blackflies; distribution; Angola.

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