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Polimorfismo entre poblaciones de Lutzomyia longipalpis, insecto transmisor de leishmaniosis visceral, sugiere la existencia de un complejo de especies

1999; National Institute of Health; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7705/biomedica.v19i1.1008

2590-7379

Sandra Uribe,

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Lutzomyia longipalpis has been incriminated as the most important vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Latin America and recently it also has been associated with the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in come Central American countries. Because leishmaniasis is a potentially fatal disease Lu. longipalpk has received great attention leading to the publication of several studies (including behaviour, vectorial capacity and taxonomy).This compilation includes the literature proposing the existence of Lu longipalpis as a species' complex consisting of at least three different species, suggesting important implications for leishmaniasis transmission.