2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000700008
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Sand flies of Nicaragua: a checklist and reports of new collections

Abstract: Sand flies within the genus Lutzomyia serve as the vectors for all species of the protozoan parasite Leishmania in the New World. In this paper, we present a summary of the 29 species of Lutzomyia and one of Brumptomyia previously reported for Nicaragua and report results of our recent collections of 565 sand flies at eight localities in the country from 2001-2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was the predominant species collected within the Pacific plains region of western Nicaragua, while Lutzomyia cruciata or Lutz… Show more

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“…infantum in these species [ 6 ]. These sand flies were also predominant in other NUCL-endemic areas of Central America (i.e., Costa Rica and Nicaragua) [ 17 , 18 ]…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…infantum in these species [ 6 ]. These sand flies were also predominant in other NUCL-endemic areas of Central America (i.e., Costa Rica and Nicaragua) [ 17 , 18 ]…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The species of sand fly can influence the clinical presentation of ACL because of the immune priming from the Leishmania saliva. 15,44 However, it has also been shown in Honduras that different species of Leishmania caused an identical pathology. 12 It is well known that ACL is endemic in Central America, but it is of particular interest to try to ascertain whether there is a biological relationship between the Leishmania parasite and M. leprae.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%