First detection of Leishmania DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in southem Mexico

First detection of Leishmania DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in southem Mexico

Background & objectives: Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato is an important vector of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Latin America. In Mexico, this species has been recorded in endemic areas of leishmaniasis transmission, but it has never been detected a...

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Main Authors: Ana C Montes de Oca-Aguilar, Edith A Fernández-Figueroa, Mariela I Pavón-Méndez, Karina López-Ávila, Erika I Sosa-Bibiano, Eduardo A Rebollar-Téllez, Jorge A Palacio-Vargas, Haydee Miranda-Ortíz, Elsy N Loría-Cervera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
infection; phlebotominae; mexico
leishmaniasis; vector-borne disease
Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2023;volume=60;issue=4;spage=453;epage=456;aulast=Oca-Aguilar

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http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2023;volume=60;issue=4;spage=453;epage=456;aulast=Oca-Aguilar

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