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Sand flies of Nicaragua: a checklist and reports of new collections
Raymond, Russell W; McHugh, Chad P; Kerr, Sara F.
  • Raymond, Russell W; s.af
  • McHugh, Chad P; s.af
  • Kerr, Sara F; s.af
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 105(7): 889-894, Nov. 2010. mapas, tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-566178
ABSTRACT
Sand flies within the genus Lutzomyia serve as the vectors for all species of the protozoan parasite Leishmania in the New World. In this paper, we present a summary of the 29 species of Lutzomyia and one of Brumptomyia previously reported for Nicaragua and report results of our recent collections of 565 sand flies at eight localities in the country from 2001-2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was the predominant species collected within the Pacific plains region of western Nicaragua, while Lutzomyia cruciata or Lutzomyia barrettoi majuscula were the species most frequently collected in the central highlands and Atlantic plains regions. The collection of Lutzomyia durani (Vargas & Nájera) at San Jacinto in July 2001 is a new record for Nicaragua. Leishmaniasis is endemic to Nicaragua and occurs in three forms cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Cutaneous infections are the most prevalent type of leishmaniasis in Nicaragua and they occur in two different clinical manifestations, typical cutaneous leishmaniasis and atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis, depending on the species of the infecting Leishmania parasite. The distribution of sand flies collected during this study in relation to the geographic distribution of clinical forms of leishmaniasis in the country is also discussed.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Psychodidae / Insectos Vectores Límite: Animales País/Región como asunto: America Central / Nicaragua Idioma: Inglés Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: Medicina Tropical / Parasitología Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Artículo / Documento de proyecto

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Psychodidae / Insectos Vectores Límite: Animales País/Región como asunto: America Central / Nicaragua Idioma: Inglés Revista: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Asunto de la revista: Medicina Tropical / Parasitología Año: 2010 Tipo del documento: Artículo / Documento de proyecto