She holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo (1977), a degree in Sciences from the University of São Paulo (1976), a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of São Paulo (1981) and a PhD in Public Health from the University of São Paulo (1990 ). Currently, is associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology of the Public Health School of the University of São Paulo (USP). At the Public Health School/USP. She is a member of the Coordination Committee for the Professional Master's Course in Entomology in Public Health and of the Coordination Committee for the Bachelor of Public Health Course. Has experience in undergraduate and graduate teaching in Epidemiology and Zoology, with an emphasis on Entomology in Public Health, acting mainly on the following themes: Phlebotominae, Psychodidae, cutaneous leishmaniasis, visceral leishmaniasis ecology, taxonomy and vectors. She is an advisor in lostgraduate Program in Public Health and in the Professional Master's Degree in Entomology in Public Health, both at the Public Health School - University of São Paulo and in the Entomology and Biodiversity Conservation Program at the Federal University of Dourados, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Currently develops projects on the evaluation of parameters that measure the vectorial capacity of some species of sand flies in relation to Leishmania spp, taxonomy and ecology of Phlebotominae. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Sand flies inhabit forests, caves and anthropic environments and are cosmopolitan. They have a great diversity of species (ca. 1,060), and many of them are implicated in the transmission of several pathogens that cause arboviruses, bartonellosis and leishmaniasis, the latter being serious public health problems in tropical and subtropical countries. Researchers from the state of São Paulo…
Leishmaniases are public health problems due to the severity of some of their forms and wide distribution in the country. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by Leishmania infantum chagasi and transmitted by Lutzomyia longipalpis, entered the state of Sao Paulo for the northwest region and is expanding. Lu. longipalpis, an species with eclectic eating habits, is attracted to human and, es…
American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) is a zoonosis widespread in Brazil and in São Paulo state (SP). It has been registered in the canine and human populations of several urban centers. Leishmania (L) infantum chagasi infection has been found in canine and feline populations in new areas of the Greater São Paulo region in the absence of the recognized vector, Lutzomyia longipatpis. Diffe…
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a neglected disease, has three elements of important interaction in their epidemic process, for which the control measures are focused: the reservoir, through the identification and euthanasia of positive dogs; the vector, by chemical control; and the host, by the identification and treatment of human cases. There are doubts in Brazil, about the effectiveness …
Sandflies are important vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). Females are the only that practice hematophagy, a necessary condition for the occurrence of maturation of their ovaries, which enable them as pathogen vectors. About 150 of more than 500 species need the male specimen for the specific determination. The existence of indistinguishable species is a major impediment t…
Introduction: The leishmaniases are zoonoses caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania spp. and transmitted between vertebrates host by the bite of Phlebotominae (Diptera, Psychodidae) femeales. Leishmania (Vianna) braziliensis is the main agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, and it has been associated with mucocutaneous form and presents the most extensive geographic distribution…
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