The first report of the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis in America, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 104(8): 1181-1182, Dec. 2009.
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS
| ID: lil-538180
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ABSTRACT
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a widespread zoonosis in Brazil and, up to now, there has been no record of the main vector of its agent, Lutzomyia longipalpis, in the Southern Region. Due to the diagnosis of VL in a dog in October 2008 in the city of São Borja, in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, a collection of phlebotomines was undertaken to detect the presence of the vector Lu. longipalpis. The captures were carried out with CDC light traps on three consecutive nights in 2008. A total of 39 specimens of Lu. longipalpis were captured, thereby increasing the knowledge of the geographical distribution of this important vector.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Psychodidae
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Insectos Vectores
Límite:
Animales
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fundação Estadual de Produção e Pesquisa em Saúde/BR
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Instituto René Rachou-Fiocruz/BR
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Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Rio Grande do Sul/BR