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Development of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Vianna, 1911 in Lutzomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) under experimental conditions
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RANGEL, Elizabeth F. et al. Development of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Vianna, 1911 in Lutzomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) under experimental conditions. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 87, n. 2, p. 235-238, Apr./June 1992.
0074-0276
10.1590/S0074-02761992000200011
1678-8060
Autor
Rangel, Elizabeth F.
Barbosa, André F.
Andrade, Cláudia A.
Sousa, Nataly A.
Wermelinger, Eduardo D.
Resumen
The development of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in experimentally infected Lutzomyia intermedia, showed colonization of the hindgut from 48h after the infective blood-meal, and the migration flagellates to the foregut, with a massive infection of the cardia at the 5th day post infection. Up to 10 days following the infective blood-meal, very few parasites were seen in the pharynx and cibarium. The role of L. intermedia as a vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis is discussed according to the estabilished criteria.