Sandfly Colonies

[Carlos Costa]

Dear Dr. Lawyer,
Here follow the answers:
1. Name of Laboratory: Laboratório de Leishmanioses
2. Investigator Name: Carlos Henrique Nery Costa
3. Complete mailing address of investigator:
    Laboratório de Leishmanioses
    Hospital de Doenças Infecto-Contagiosas
    Rua Gov. Artur de Vasconcelos 151-Sul
    64000-450 Teresina-PI
    Brasil
4. Phone: 55 86 221-3413 237-1075
5. Fax: 55 86 221-2424
6. E-mails: crlshncst at aol.com or costa at ranet.com.br
7. Species in colony (list all strains of each species in colony): Lu.
longipalpis, being constantly re-fed)
8. Site of origin (for each species and strain): Teresina-PI, Brazil.
9. Approximate number of generations in colony: 5
10. Larval diet used: rabbit food and feces.
11. Adult diet used: hamsters, glucose 1:5.
12. Rearing temperature and relative humidity: 26 centigrades at 85-90%
humidity.
13. Light Dark Cycle (12light/12dark; 16 light/8 dark): no
>14. Associated references; Costa et al. JID 182: 997-1000, 2000.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Shaw <jshaw at tba.com.br>
To: Multiple recipients of list <leish-l at bdt.org.br>
Date: Quarta-feira, 14 de Março de 2001 09:49
Subject: Sandfly Colonies


>Dear Colleagues,
>As some of you know, I am constructing a comprehensive database of sand
>flies in colony throughout the world. So far the response has been very
>good and I now have 56 colonies of 27 species registered in the database.
>Many thanks to those who have contributed so far. Now I would like to
>broaden the search for other existing colonies, particularly those in
>Europe. If my memory serves me correctly, there was an address list (e-mail
>list) generated at the ISOPS III in Montpelier of all attendees. If any of
>you can help me obtain a copy of that list it will be greatly appreciated.
>I'm sure Micheli Maroli knows of some colonies in Italy, but I don't have
>his e-mail address either. Do you?
>I ask for your help in disseminating this request for information about
>existing sand fly colonies? If you know of other workers who have colonies,
>please forward this message to them or send me their e-mail or mailing
>addresses and I will contact them directly.
>The essential elements of information needed on each colony are:
>1. Name of Laboratory
>2. Investigator Name(s)
>3. Complete mailing address(es) of investigator(s)
>4. Phone number (include country and city codes)
>5. Fax number (include country and city codes)
>6. E-mail address(es) of investigator(s)
>7. Species in colony (list all strains of each species in colony)
>8. Site of origin (for each species and strain)
>9. Approximate number of generations in colony
>10. Larval diet used
>11. Adult diet used (human, hamster, rabbit, membrane, etc.;type of sugar
>meal)
>12. Rearing temperature and relative humidity
>13. Light Dark Cycle (12light/12dark; 16 light/8 dark)
>14. Associated references (publications about the colony or publications
>resulting from experiments conducted using colony material)
>This database is intended to be a resource for all sand fly workers and
will
>be made available on the web. It will be updated from time to time as more
>information is received.
>Thank you sincerely,
>Phillip G. Lawyer, Ph.D.
>Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
>4301 Jones Bridge Road
>Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
>Phone: (301) 295-3735
>Fax: (301) 295-3860
>E-mail: <plawyer at usuhs.mil>
>
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>Dear Colleagues,
>
>As some of you know, I am constructing a comprehensive database of sand
>fli= es in colony throughout the world. So far the response has been very
>g= ood and I now have 56 colonies of 27 species registered in the database.
>&nb= sp;Many thanks to those who have contributed so far. Now I would like
>= to broaden the search for other existing colonies, particularly those in
>Eur= ope. If my memory serves me correctly, there was an address list
>(e-ma= il list) generated at the ISOPS III in Montpelier of all attendees.
>If= any of you can help me obtain a copy of that list it will be greatly
>apprec= iated. I'm sure Micheli Maroli knows of some colonies in Italy, but
>I don't = have his e-mail address either. Do you?
>
>I ask for your help in disseminating this request for information about
>exi= sting sand fly colonies? If you know of other workers who have
>colonie= s, please forward this message to them or send me their e-mail or
>mailing ad= dresses and I will contact them directly.
>
>The essential elements of information needed on each colony are:
>
>1. Name of Laboratory
>2. Investigator Name(s)
>3. Complete mailing address(es) of investigator(s)
>4. Phone number (include country and city codes)
>5. Fax number (include country and city codes)
>6. E-mail address(es) of investigator(s)
>7. Species in colony (list all strains of each species in colony)
>8. Site of origin (for each species and strain)
>9. Approximate number of generations in colony
>10. Larval diet used
>11. Adult diet used (human, hamster, rabbit, membrane, etc.;type of s= ugar
>meal)
>12. Rearing temperature and relative humidity
>13. Light Dark Cycle (12light/12dark; 16 light/8 dark)
>14. Associated references (publications about the colony or publicati= ons
>resulting from experiments conducted using colony material)
>
>This database is intended to be a resource for all sand fly workers and
wil= l
>be made available on the web. It will be updated from time to time as= more
>information is received.
>
>Thank you sincerely,
>
>Phillip G. Lawyer, Ph.D.
>Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
>4301 Jones Bridge Road
>Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
>
>Phone: (301) 295-3735
>Fax: (301) 295-3860
>E-mail: <plawyer at usuhs.mil> = ;
>
>
>