Abstract
In the city of Embu das Artes - SP, canine visceral leishmaniasis was detected in the year 2003. In the entomological surveys conducted up to 2015, the Lutzomyia longipalpis vector was not found; however, other phlebotomine species were collected. The objective of this study was to verify the presence of Leishmania spp in sandflies, and the abundance and distribution, according to the mon…