Lutzomyia longipalpis in Uruguay: the first report and the potential of visceral leishmaniasis transmission
Lutzomyia longipalpis in Uruguay: the first report and the potential of visceral leishmaniasis transmission
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10.1590/s0074-02762011000300023
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2011-05-01
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Santini, María Soledad
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Salomón, Oscar Daniel;Basmajdian, Yester;Santini, María Soledad
Phlebotomine captures were performed in February 2010 in Salto (Salto department) and Bella Union-Cuarein (Artigas department), Uruguay. Bella Union is located across the Parana River from Monte Caseros, Argentina, where a focus of canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was reported in 2009. No VL cases have ever been recorded in Uruguay and the last reported capture of Phlebotominae was in 1932 (Lutzomyia cortelezzii and Lutzomyia gaminarai). Light traps were placed in peridomestic environments, and Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis, was found in Salto and Bella Union. This is a first report of an area of potential VL transmission in Uruguay. Active and coordinated surveillance is required immediately the Uruguay-Argentina-Brazil border area.