Association of Lutzomyia columbiana (Diptera: Psychodidae) with a leishmaniasis focus in Colombia due to species of the Leishmania mexicana complex.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 94(3): 277-83, 1999.
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| ID: mdl-10348975
In Colombia, Leishmania mexicana has a scattered geographical distribution and no sand fly vectors have been associated with its transmission. During the present study, the anthropophilic sand fly Lutzomyia columbiana was found to be the only species collected using diverse methods, in a small focus of Le. mexicana in the municipality of Samaniego, SW Colombia. Ecological data indicate that this sand fly species is present in both peri and intradomestic habitats, where it readily bites man. Further evidence comes from experimental infections of wild-caught Lu. columbiana with Le. mexicana after feeding on infected hamsters. Based on these results, it is suggested that this sand fly is the most likely vector in the study area, suggesting the existence of a previously unknown sand fly-parasite association.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Psychodidae
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Leishmania mexicana
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Leishmaniose Cutânea
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Insetos Vetores
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Brasil