Lutzomyia nuneztovari anglesi (Le pont & Desjeux, 1984) as a vector of Leishmania amazonensis in a sub-Andean leishmaniasis focus of Bolivia.

A new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania amazonensis in a Sub Andean region of Bolivia.

We detected a new outbreak focus with high incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Sub Andean region of La Paz. This area was never considered previously as an endemic zone of leishmaniasis. Leishmania stocks from human lesions were isolated: three stocks were explored by pulse field gradient electrophoresis, showing evidence for their affiliation to the L. mexicana complex. Eight stocks we...

Putative reservoirs of Leishmania amazonensis in a sub-andean focus of Bolivia identified by kDNA-polymerase chain reaction.

Leishmaniasis in Bolivia. VII. Infection of sentinel porcupines (Coendou prehensilis, L.) by Leishmania (Le.) chagasi.

Epidemiology of Andean cutaneous leishmaniasis: incrimination of Lutzomyia ayacuchensis (Diptera: psychodidae) as a vector of Leishmania in geographically isolated, upland valleys of Peru.

The southernmost limit of the distribution of endemic Andean cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), commonly known as Uta, is localized in the western Andean valleys of Ayacucho, Peru. This area is completely isolated from other regions endemic for this disease. Identification of the insect vector for Andean CL was carried out by combining entomologic and parasitologic approaches. Two Lutzomyia species ...

Wing geometry as a tool for studying the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) complex.

Toro Toro (T) and Yungas (Y) have been described as genetically well differentiated populations of the Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) complex in Bolivia. Here we use geometric morphometrics to compare samples from these populations and new populations (Bolivia and Nicaragua), representing distant geographical origins, qualitative morphological variation ("one-spot" or "two-spots" ph...