INVESTIGADORES
GIL Jose Fernando
artículos
Título:
Tegumentary leishmaniasis and sand flies in a border area between Argentina and Bolivia
Autor/es:
COPA, GN; ALMAZAN, MC; ARAMAYO, LV; KROLEWIECKI, AJ; CAJAL, SP; JUAREZ, M; BARROSO, P; NASSER, JR; MARCO, JD; GIL, JF; GIL, JOSÉ
Revista:
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2019
ISSN:
0035-9203
Resumen:
Somesand flies are of medical importance because they are vectors of Leishmaniaparasitesthat are responsible for leishmaniasis. The aim of this study was tomake a retrospective epidemiologicalanalysis of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL),to identify Leishmania spp. From patient isolates, and to describe thediversityof sand flies from a border area between Bolivia and Argentina.TL casesincluded in the study werediagnosed in an endemic area of the north ofArgentina from 1985 to 2017. The parasitesisolated were characterized bycytochrome-B method. Sand flies were capturedwith CDC traps in Aguas Blancasand Media Luna-Algarrobito localities. Results: 118 cases of TL were analyzed.Eight isolates werecharacterized as Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. A totalof1291 sand flies were captured including Nyssomyia neivai, Cortelezzii complex, Evandromyia sallesi, Migonemyiamigonei and Micropygomyia quinquefer. Within thearea, sand flies were found inthe backyards of houses. In thisregion there exists the possibility ofperidomestic transmission of TL in the neighborhoodsperipheral to the urbanarea and in rural environments; as well as the risk oftransmission to travelersthat pass through the customs offices.