Parasitological and molecular search for Leishmania natural infection in phlebotomine sand flies in peri-urban and rural sites of an Argentinean area endemic for tegumentary leishmaniasis
- Almazán, María Cristina
- Copa, Griselda Noemi
- Gil, José Fernando
- López Quiroga, Inés Raquel
- Díaz Fernández, Melisa Evangelina
- Uncos, Delfor Alejandro
- Hoyos, Carlos Lorenzo
- Nasser, Julio Rubén
- Barroso, Paola Andrea
- Marco, Jorge Diego
DOIAbstract
Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases caused by Leishmania spp. parasites transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. In Argentina, the most endemic area of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) has been Orán department, Province of Salta, where Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis prevails and Nyssomyia neivai is considered as its vector, although there is no accurate and sufficient information in this regard. The aim of this work was to search for natural infection by Leishmania spp. in sand flies from peri-urban and rural sites with ATL background in Orán department. For this, sand flies were caught at five sites; female sand flies captured with Shannon trap were dissected to microscopically examine their gut contents, wh...
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