Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

Phlebotominae sand flies are natural hosts of various microorganisms including etiological
agents of diseases of medical and veterinary importance such as viruses, bacteria and …

Phylogenetic studies on trypanosomatid barcode using V7V8 SSU rRNA and gGAPDH gene
sequences have provided support for redefining some trypanosomatid species and …

In Brazil, Leishmania transmission involves several species of phlebotomine sand flies that
are closely associated with different parasites and reservoirs, giving rise to different …

Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by the genus Leishmania transmitted by
female phlebotomine sand flies. Surveillance of the prevalence of Leishmania and …

Natural infections with Leishmania were found in females of the phlebotomine sand flies
Lutzomyia neivai (Pinto)(= Nyssomyia neivai) and Lutzomyia sallesi (Galvão & Coutinho) …

Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva 1912) and N. neivai (Pinto 1926) are possible vectors
of tegumentary leishmaniasis in some regions of Brazil. Further, the latter was until recently …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a widespread zoonosis in Brazil and, up to now, there has
been no record of the main vector of its agent, Lutzomyia longipalpis, in the Southern …

Surveillance of the prevalence of Leishmania and its vector, sand fly species, in endemic
and surrounding areas is important for prediction of the risk and expansion of leishmaniasis …

The spatial‐temporal analysis of the abundance of insects, vectors of tegumentary
leishmaniasis (TL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL), was performed in Argentina using …