Etiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis and anthropophilic vectors in Juruti, Pará State, Brazil

Etiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis and anthropophilic vectors in Juruti, Pará State, Brazil

In a preliminary study in Juruti, a mining municipality in western Pará State, Brazil, 12 out of 21 patients suspected of presenting cutaneous leishmaniasis showed positive PCR (SSUrDNA and G6PD): Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (9/12; 75%) and L. (V.) sp. (3/12; 25%). Entomological studies in the same location revealed the presence of 12 different phlebotomine species (n =105). One of the most common species was Lutzomyia (Psychodopygus) complexa (17%) which is both highly anthropophilic and a known vector of L. (V.) braziliensis in other regions of Pará. These preliminary findings should serve to guide future epidemiological surveillance in Juruti.

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Main Authors: Garcez,Lourdes Maria, Soares,Daniela Cristina, Chagas,Anadeiva Portela, Souza,Gilberto César Rodrigues de, Miranda,Jefferson Francisco Correia, Fraiha,Habib, Flöeter-Winter,Lucile Maria, Nunes,Heloísa Marceliano, Zampiere,Ricardo Andrade, Shaw,Jeffrey Jon
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2009
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009001000019
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