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Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
37
Citations
5439
World Ranking
1500
National Ranking
55

Overview

Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, and Plant Science.

The main topics of their research focus on leishmaniasis, Trypanosoma species, and vector-borne animal diseases. Specific research themes include Insect Pest Control Strategies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Diagnosis and identification of Leishmania species in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in the state of Roraima, Brazil's Amazon Region," 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World," 2023, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Synthetic sex-aggregation pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the South American sand fly vector of Leishmania infantum, attracts males and females over long-distance," 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "DNA barcoding of sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from the western Brazilian Amazon," 2023, PLoS ONE
  • "Community deployment of a synthetic pheromone of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis co-located with insecticide reduces vector abundance in treated and neighbouring untreated houses: Implications for control of Leishmania infantum," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Frequent coauthors that collaborate with Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil include:

  • Cristian Ferreira de Souza
  • James G. Hamilton
  • André Nóbrega Pitaluga
  • Alejandra Saori Araki
  • Felipe M. Vigoder

Their work is often published in the following venues:

  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • PLoS ONE
  • Pathogens

Best Publications

  • Visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

    Eduardo S Silva;Celia M.F Gontijo;Raquel S Pacheco;Vanessa O.P Fiuza

  • Identification of naturally infected Lutzomyia intermedia and Lutzomyia migonei with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) revealed by a PCR multiplex non-isotopic hybridisation assay.

    Daniela de Pita-Pereira;Carlos Roberto Alves;Marcos Barbosa Souza;Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

  • Natural Leishmania infantum infection in Migonemyia migonei (França, 1920) (Diptera:Psychodidae:Phlebotominae) the putative vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Pernambuco State, Brazil.

    Maria Rosimery de Carvalho;Helio França Valença;Fernando José da Silva;Daniela de Pita-Pereira

  • PCR-based diagnosis for detection of Leishmania in skin and blood of rodents from an endemic area of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

    Fernanda S. Oliveira;Claude Pirmez;Marize Q. Pires;Reginaldo P. Brazil

  • Detection of natural infection in Lutzomyia cruzi and Lutzomyia forattinii (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) by Leishmania infantum chagasi in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil using a PCR multiplex assay.

    Daniela de Pita-Pereira;Maria Angelica Batista Cardoso;Carlos Roberto Alves;Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

  • Abundance of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) and urban transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

    Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira;Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati;Orcy de Oliveira;Gilliard Rezende de Oliveira

  • Estudo de flebotomíneos (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) na zona urbana da cidade de Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, 1999-2000

    Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira;José Dilermando Andrade Filho;Alda Lima Falcão;Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

  • Analysis of the sex pheromone extract of individual male Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies from six regions in Brazil.

    J.G.C. Hamilton;R.D.C. Maingon;B. Alexander;R.D. Ward

  • Molecular and behavioral differentiation among Brazilian populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae).

    Alejandra S. Araki;Felipe M. Vigoder;Luiz G. S. R. Bauzer;Gabriel E. M. Ferreira

  • Sand Fly Vectors of Leishmania in the Americas - A Mini Review

    Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil;Andressa A Fuzzari Rodrigues;José D Andrade Filho

  • Epidemiological studies of an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Rio Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

    C.M.F. Gontijo;E.S. da Silva;M.B. de Fuccio;M.C.A. de Sousa

  • Seasonal variation of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis, Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

    Alessandra Gutierrez Oliveira;Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati;Carlos Eurico Fernandes;Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval

  • Biotic factors and occurrence of Lutzomyia longipalpis in endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

    Everton Falcão de Oliveira;Elaine Araújo e Silva;Carlos Eurico dos Santos Fernandes;Antonio Conceição Paranhos Filho

  • Investigation of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Females of Lutzomyia Sand Fly Species from South America

    Mauricio R. V. Sant’Anna;Alistair C. Darby;Reginaldo P. Brazil;James Montoya-Lerma

  • Male sex pheromones and the phylogeographic structure of the Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Brazil and Venezuela.

    Phillip C. Watts;J. Gordon C. Hamilton;Richard D. Ward;Harry A. Noyes

  • The first record of American visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Alba Valéria Machado da Silva;Claudia Dias de Souza Cândido;Daniela de Pita Pereira;Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

  • Synthetic sex pheromone attracts the leishmaniasis vector Lutzomyia longipalpis to experimental chicken sheds treated with insecticide

    Daniel P Bray;Graziella B Alves;Maria E Dorval;Reginaldo P Brazil

  • The current status of the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species complex.

    Nataly A Souza;Reginaldo P Brazil;Alejandra S Araki

  • Diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis in the endemic area of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil by parasite, antibody and DNA detection assays.

    E. S. da Silva;W. F. van der Meide;G. J. Schoone;C. M. F. Gontijo

  • [Phlebotomine sand flies in the State of Tocantins, Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae)].

    Andrade Filho Jd;Valente Mb;de Andrade Wa;Brazil Rp

  • Synthetic Sex Pheromone Attracts the Leishmaniasis Vector Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) to Traps in the Field

    D. P. Bray;K. K. Bandi;R. P. Brazil;A. G. Oliveira

  • The dispersion of Lutzomyia longipalpis in urban areas

    Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil

  • SYBR Green-based Real-Time PCR targeting kinetoplast DNA can be used to discriminate between the main etiologic agents of Brazilian cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases

    Daniela Pita-Pereira;Rachel Lins;Marcia P Oliveira;Rosimar B Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

Wanderley de Souza
Wanderley de Souza Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Michael G. Ritchie
Michael G. Ritchie University of St Andrews
José M. C. Ribeiro
José M. C. Ribeiro National Institutes of Health
Eloi S. Garcia
Eloi S. Garcia Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Patrícia Azambuja
Patrícia Azambuja Fluminense Federal University
Henk D. F. H. Schallig
Henk D. F. H. Schallig University of Amsterdam
Jeffrey J. Shaw
Jeffrey J. Shaw Universidade de São Paulo
Jesus G. Valenzuela
Jesus G. Valenzuela National Institutes of Health
Filipe Dantas-Torres
Filipe Dantas-Torres Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Maria Stefania Latrofa
Maria Stefania Latrofa University of Bari Aldo Moro

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