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The first record of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the Argentine northwest
Fecha
2013-11Registro en:
Gómez Bravo, Andrea; Quintana, María Gabriela; Abril, Marcelo; Salomon, Oscar Daniel; The first record of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the Argentine northwest; Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz; Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.; 108; 11-2013; 1071-1075
0074-0276
1678-8060
Autor
Gómez Bravo, Andrea
Quintana, María Gabriela
Abril, Marcelo
Salomon, Oscar Daniel
Resumen
In 2004, the urban presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was recorded for the first time in Formosa province. In 2006, the first autochthonous case of human urban visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recorded in Misiones in the presence of the vector, along with some canine VL cases. After this first case, the vector began to spread primarily in northeast Argentina. Between 2008-2011, three human VL cases were reported in Salta province, but the presence of Lu. longipalpis was not recorded. Captures of Phlebotominae were made in Tartagal, Salta, in 2013, and the presence of Lu. longipalpis was first recorded in northwest Argentina at that time. Systematic sampling is recommended to observe the distribution and dispersion patterns of Lu. longipalpis and consider the risk of VL transmission in the region.