| [lutzomyia longipalpis (diptera: psychodidae) at a suburban focus of visceral leishmaniasis in the chicamocha canyon, santander, colombia]. | between 1998 and 2000, the occurrence of 8 cases of american visceral leishmaniasis in children from a recently established human settlement in guatiguará, in the municipality of piedecuesta (santander, colombia) indicated the possible presence of leishmania transmission in this locality. this observation motivated the current entomological investigation. | 2006 | 17361847 |