Lutzomyia longipalpis in Brazil: a complex or a single species? A mini-review

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Luiz Gsr Bauzer²  Nataly A Souza²  Rhayza Dc Maingon¹  Alexandre A Peixoto² 

[1] ,Fiocruz Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia MolecularRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: visceral leishmaniasis;    sand flies;    Lutzomyia longipalpis species complex;    introgression;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762007000100001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania infantum chagasi, the causative agent of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL). Although there is strong evidence that Lu. longipalpis is a species complex, not all data concerning populations from Brazil support this hypothesis. The issue is still somewhat controversial for this large part of Lu. longipalpis distribution range even though that it is the Latin American region contributing to most of the cases of AVL. In this mini-review we consider in detail the current data for the Brazilian populations and conclude that Lu. longipalpis is a complex of incipient vector species with a complexity similar to Anopheles gambiae s.s. in Africa.

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