Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity
American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) has two main scenarios of transmission as follows: scattered cases in rural areas and urban outbreaks. Urban AVL is in active dispersion from the northeastern border of Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil to the South. The presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was initially r...
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author | María Gabriela Quintana Angélica Pech-May Ana Denise Fuenzalida José Manuel Direni Mancini Paola Andrea Barroso Zaida Estela Yadón Mario Zaidenberg Oscar Daniel Salomón |
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description | American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) has two main scenarios of transmission as follows: scattered cases in rural areas and urban outbreaks. Urban AVL is in active dispersion from the northeastern border of Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil to the South. The presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was initially reported in urban environments in the northwestern border of the country. The presence of Lu. longipalpis, environmental variables associated with its distribution, and its genetic diversity were assessed in Salvador Mazza, Argentina, on the border with Bolivia. The genetic analysis showed high haplotype diversity, low nucleotide diversity, and low nucleotide polymorphism index. We discuss the hypothesis of an expanding urban population with introgressive hybridisation of older haplogroups found in their path in natural forest or rural environments, acquiring a new adaptability to urban environments, and the possibility of changes in vector capacity. |
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spelling | doaj.art-fd5a7896c59b41e991923b783649880e2023-08-02T09:10:45ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz1678-806011410.1590/0074-02760190184S0074-02762019000100418Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversityMaría Gabriela QuintanaAngélica Pech-MayAna Denise FuenzalidaJosé Manuel Direni ManciniPaola Andrea BarrosoZaida Estela YadónMario ZaidenbergOscar Daniel SalomónAmerican visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) has two main scenarios of transmission as follows: scattered cases in rural areas and urban outbreaks. Urban AVL is in active dispersion from the northeastern border of Argentina-Paraguay-Brazil to the South. The presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was initially reported in urban environments in the northwestern border of the country. The presence of Lu. longipalpis, environmental variables associated with its distribution, and its genetic diversity were assessed in Salvador Mazza, Argentina, on the border with Bolivia. The genetic analysis showed high haplotype diversity, low nucleotide diversity, and low nucleotide polymorphism index. We discuss the hypothesis of an expanding urban population with introgressive hybridisation of older haplogroups found in their path in natural forest or rural environments, acquiring a new adaptability to urban environments, and the possibility of changes in vector capacity.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762019000100418&lng=en&tlng=envisceral leishmaniasisspatial distributionSalta |
spellingShingle | María Gabriela Quintana Angélica Pech-May Ana Denise Fuenzalida José Manuel Direni Mancini Paola Andrea Barroso Zaida Estela Yadón Mario Zaidenberg Oscar Daniel Salomón Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz visceral leishmaniasis spatial distribution Salta |
title | Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity |
title_full | Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity |
title_fullStr | Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity |
title_full_unstemmed | Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity |
title_short | Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) Argentina-Bolivia border: new report and genetic diversity |
title_sort | lutzomyia longipalpis diptera psychodidae argentina bolivia border new report and genetic diversity |
topic | visceral leishmaniasis spatial distribution Salta |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762019000100418&lng=en&tlng=en |
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