| first human cases of leishmania (viannia) naiffi infection in ecuador and identification of its suspected vector species. | epidemiological surveillance of leishmaniasis was conducted in a northern amazonian region of ecuador, in which cutaneous leishmaniasis cases were recently reported. sand flies were captured in the military training camp, and the natural infection of sand flies by leishmania species was examined. out of 334 female sand flies dissected, the natural infection by flagellates was microscopically detected in 3.9% of lutzomyia yuilli yuilli and 3.7% of lutzomyia tortura, and the parasite species were ... | 2013 | 24044975 |
| description of lutzomyia (helcocyrtomyia) tolimensis, a new species of phlebotomine sandfly (diptera: psychodidae) from colombia. | a description is presented of lutzomyia tolimensis sp. nov., a new species of the subgenus helcocyrtomyia, series sanguinaria. it was collected in dwellings, peridomestic environment and in nearby forest patches located in the foothills of the andean central cordillera, where in 2004-2006 occurred the largest epidemic ever recorded of leishmaniasis in colombia. the male of this species is differentiated from other members of the series sanguinaria based on the following combination of characters ... | 0 | 23295748 |
| natural infection of lutzomyia tortura with leishmania (viannia) naiffi in an amazonian area of ecuador. | natural infection of sand flies with leishmania parasites was surveyed in an amazonian area in ecuador where leishmaniasis is endemic. seventy-one female sand flies were dissected and one was positive for leishmania protozoa. the species of this sand fly was identified as lutzomyia (lu.) tortura on the basis of morphologic characteristics. analysis of the cytochrome b gene sequence identified the parasite as l. (viannia) naiffi. we report the distribution of l. (v.) naiffi in ecuador and detecti ... | 2008 | 18784239 |
| description of lutzomyia velezi, a new species of phlebotomine sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) from the department of antioquia, colombia. | the phlebotomine sand fly lutzomyia velezi sp.nov. was described and illustrated from male specimens collected by light trap in the reserva natural cañon del río claro in the central cordillera of the colombian andes. the new species belongs to the series sanguinaria of the subgenus helcocyrtomyia, which is represented in colombia by lutzomyia cirrita, lutzomyia hartmanni, lutzomyia sanguinaria, lutzomyia scorzai, lutzomyia sp. of pichindé and lutzomyia tortura. the new species can be differenti ... | 2010 | 20512248 |