Natural infection of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) by Leishmania infantum in a municipality with a high incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in the Brazilian Midwest

Natural infection of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) by Leishmania infantum in a municipality with a high incidence of visceral leishmaniasis in the Brazilian Midwest

ABSTRACT Background: Here, Leishmania presence in sand flies from Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, after visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was investigated. Methods: In April 2022, two light traps were deployed within and around the residence for two days post-VL case report. Results: A tota...

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Main Authors: Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu, Georgia Medeiros de Castro Andrade, Paulo Silva de Almeida, Gilmar Cipriano Ribeiro, Thaís Alves Ribeiro, D'Angela Maciel Barrios, Kamily Fagundes Pussi, José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Felipe Dutra-Rêgo, Fredy Galvis Ovallos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Natural infection
Leishmania infantum
Brazil
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