Sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis in cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in Central Colombia
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 91(4): 415-9, July-Aug. 1996. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-174396
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ABSTRACT
Lutzomyia longipalpis, 15 other species of the genus Lutzomyia, and one species of Brumptomyia were collected in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a river canyon 450 m above sea-level, in Rio Claro, Antioquia, Colombia. The presence of Lu. longipalpis is associated with the destruction of the primary forest and the development of new farmland and rural settlement in this region. The composition of species identified a different habitat for Lu. longipalpis in Colombia. Lu. yuilli and Lu. longipalpis were predominant (68.26 per cent) followed by Lu. trapidoi, Lu hartmani, Lu. triramula, Lu. panamensis, Lu. gomezi.
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Main subject:
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
1996
Document type:
Article