| the re-emergence of american visceral leishmaniasis in an old focus in venezuela. ii. vectors and parasites. | as part of an epidemiological study in an old focus of american visceral leishmaniasis (avl) in venezuela (guayabita, aragua state), a longitudinal entomological survey (january 1993-june 1994) was carried out. a total of 3,239 males and 6,043 females belonging to 11 phlebotomine sandfly species were collected. the two recognised vectors of avl in the new world, lutzomyia evansi and lu. longipalpis were found to be sympatric. lutzomyia evansi was the dominant species (86.4%), almost ten fold tim ... | 1999 | 10416185 |