Natural Leishmania Infantum Infection in Migonemyia Migonei (França, 1920) (Diptera:Psychodidae:Phlebotominae) the Putative Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Pernambuco State, Brazil

Overview

Journal Acta Trop

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Tropical Medicine

Date 2010 May 12

PMID 20457120

Citations 32

Authors

Maria Rosimery de Carvalho

Helio Franca Valenca

Fernando Jose da Silva

Daniela de Pita-Pereira

Thais de Araujo Pereira

Constanca Britto

Reginaldo Pecanha Brazil

Sinval Pinto Brandao Filho

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Abstract

A study of the natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum was conducted in an area of visceral leishmaniasis in São Vicente Férrer, located in the northern part of the Atlantic rain forest region in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. In a previous study, Migonemyia migonei have been found predominantly in peridomiciles and houses in this endemic area. The analysis of M. migonei, collected by CDC light trap, by multiplex PCR assay coupled to non-isotopic hybridization showed that 2 females out of 50 were infected by L. infantum. This is the first finding of natural infection of M. migonei by L. infantum suggesting that M. migonei may be the vector of L. infantum in areas of visceral leishmaniasis where Lutzomyia longipalpis, the usual vector, is absent.

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