An historical review is given of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), with particular
reference to the eco-epidemiology of the disease in Brazil. Following the first records of AVL …

A review is presented of methods for sampling phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera:
Psychodidae). Among∼ 500 species of Phlebotominae so far described, mostly in the New …

This paper reviews the current knowledge of leishmaniasis epidemiology in Venezuela,
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. In all 5 countries leishmaniasis is endemic in both the …

We studied the reservoir competency of canines with distinct clinical presentations of
Leishmania chagasi infection. The parasitologic status of asymptomatic and symptomatic …

Although once associated only with rural areas, the American leishmaniasis vectors now
appear to be associated also with urban and suburban areas of the Neotropics. Following …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by the trypanosomatid parasite Leishmania infantum
(= Leishmania chagasi), and is epidemiologically relevant due to its wide geographic …

INTRODUÇÃO: Nas Américas, Lutzomyia longipalpis tem sido incriminada como vetora da
leishmaniose visceral em, praticamente, todas as áreas de ocorrência dessa parasitose. A …

A study of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna was carried out in an endemic area of American
visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) in the municipality of Porteirinha, in the Brazilian state of Minas …

Objective: Given that there is no publication that collects this information, the search, review,
and compilation of the available scientific literature that has identified species in Colombia is …

Visceral leishmaniasis is spreading in Brazil where the main vector of its agent, Leishmania
infantum Nicolle, 1908, is the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) species complex …