1991
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(91)90159-v
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Natural infection of Lutzomyia ovallesi (Diptera: Psychodidae) with Leishmania in Duaca, Lara State, Venezuela

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“…In the same country, 21 females (0.5%) of L. ovallesi were infected with flagellates in their midgut and hindgut, indicating Le. (V.) braziliensis (Bonfante-Garrido et al 1991). In our study, we found flagellates in the midgut of L. ovallesi, but, we were not able to establish if parasites were also present in the hindgut, which would have suggested they were Le.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 71%
“…In the same country, 21 females (0.5%) of L. ovallesi were infected with flagellates in their midgut and hindgut, indicating Le. (V.) braziliensis (Bonfante-Garrido et al 1991). In our study, we found flagellates in the midgut of L. ovallesi, but, we were not able to establish if parasites were also present in the hindgut, which would have suggested they were Le.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 71%
“…panamensis in Panama (Killick-Kendrick, 1999) but apparently ovallesi have been found infected with Le. braziliensis in Venezuela (Feliciangeli et al, 1988;Bonfante-Garrido et al, 1991), and Rowton et al (1992) isolated Le. braziliensis from a single female Lu.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Esto sugiere la importancia de esta especie en la zona, seguido de L. ovallesi, aunque menor en abundancia (3,72%); su característica de ser altamente antropofílica (6) y de haber sido encontrada naturalmente infectada (3,14), la convierten en el segundo probable vector de leishmaniasis en la zona, específicamente, en pisos iguales o inferiores a los 1.000 msnm., donde L. ovallesi fue más numerosa en las capturas que L. youngi, situación presentada también en el estado Anzoátegui en áreas de leishmaniasis cutánea y con una diversidad de 18 especies; aquí reportan a L. ovallesi también con total predominio por debajo de los 1.000 msnm, específicamente, entre los 790 y 886 msnm, sin que se presente L. youngi a pesar de la diversidad (15,16 …”
Section: Resultsunclassified