A major challenge in defining the vector status of phlebotomine sand flies is selecting the
appropriate criteria. Vectors can be graded by importance, with successful transmission as …

In Colombia, nine species of parasites of the genus Leishmania circulate in more than 20
sand fly species, putting at risk of contracting the disease approximately 60% of the …

This study aimed to analyse the patterns of diversity, blood sources and Leishmania species
of phlebotomines in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Arboledas, Eastern Colombia. In …

El grupo verrucarum comprende insectos vectores de Leishmania spp. y Bartonella
bacilliformis, y se le considera uno de los grupos de flebotomíneos neotropicales más …

La incriminación de especies de Lutzomyia del grupo verrucarum Theodor, 1965, en la
transmisión de leishmaniosis en Colombia ha puesto de manifiesto la necesidad de …

Se presenta una lista actualizada de especies de flebotomíneos en zonas cafeteras de la
región andina colombiana. Con base en la revisión y verificación taxonómica, se registraron …

Pintomyia evansi is recognized by its vectorial competence in the transmission of parasites
that cause fatal visceral leishmaniasis in rural and urban environments of the Caribbean …

Methods: CDC-light and Shannon traps were used for collecting adult phlebotomine
sandflies during the month of October 2013 in a sub-Andean forest from river basin …

Introduction. Phlebotomine sand flies are the only known vectors of leishmaniasis and show
an interesting biodiversity in the Andean mountain range of South America. We update the …

This study was conducted to identify the sandfly fauna and the anthropophilic species in a
coffee-growing area of Villanueva, Norte de Santander, Colombia, a focus of American …