Presence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis vectors surrounding the city of Medellín, Colombia

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Luz A Agudelo¹  Jaime Uribe¹  Diana Sierra¹  Fredy Ruíz¹  Iván D Vélez¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Antioquia Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales Medellín,Colombia

关键词: Lutzomyia spp. vectors;    urbanization;    Medellín;    Colombia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762002000500008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The presence of Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) hartmanni, as a vector of Leishmania colombiensis and L. columbiana (Verrucarum group), recently incriminated in the transmission of leishmaniasis, and L. pia (Verrucarum group) are reported for the first time in a periurban area of Medellín city. There is thus a risk of leishmaniasis transmission in this town.

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