INVESTIGADORES
SALOMON Oscar Daniel
artículos
Título:
Parasitism by Tylenchid Nematodes in Natural Populations of Pintomyia fischeri (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Argentina
Autor/es:
FERNÁNDEZ MS; SANTINI MS; DIAZ JI; VILLARQUIDE ML; LESTANI E; SALOMÓN OD
Revista:
SM Tropical Medicine Journal
Editorial:
SMGroup
Referencias:
Lugar: Dover; Año: 2017 vol. 1
Resumen:
Pintomyia fischeri adults collected in different eco-epidemiological studies in the northeastern of Argentinawere found parasitized by juvenile nematodes (Tylenchida) isolated from the body cavity. The percentage ofinfected females and males was 3.8% and 2.9% respectively. Part of the life cycle of sand flies and tylenchidnematodes take place in humid and dark sites, where infection of immature stage of Phlebotominae insects ispossible. Biology of this parasite could help to determine the breeding sites of sand flies. This study constitutedthe first report of tylenchid nematodes infecting sand flies at field conditions in South-America