Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae): a review
An. acad. bras. ciênc
;
75(3): 301-330, Sept. 2003.
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-343068
RESUMO
Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of AmericanVisceral Leishmaniasis (AVL) due to Leishmania chagasi in the New World. Despite its importance, AVL, a disease primarily of rural areas, has increased its prevalence and became urbanized in some large cities in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. Although the disease is treatable, other control measures include elimination of infected dogs and the use of insecticides to kill the sand flies. A better understanding of vector biology could also account as one more tool for AVL control. A wide variety of papers about L. longipalpis have been published in the recent past years. This review summarizes our current information of this particular sand fly regarding its importance, biology, morphology, pheromones genetics, saliva, gut physiology and parasite interactions
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Main subject:
Chromosome Aberrations
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Viperidae
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Colubridae
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Chromosome Pairing
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
An. acad. bras. ciênc
Journal subject:
Science
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Kentucky Medical Center/US
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