"Is leishmaniasis possible in Puerto Rico?".
In a survey encompassing eight different ecological regions, Lutzomyia cayennensis puertoricensis was found in five, and L. c. viequesensis in one of 24 sites. The search centered on arboreal microhabitats. These subspecies were the two phlebotomids reported 40 years before by Fairchild and co-workers. In the face of these findings the possibility of leishmaniasis being introduced from the Dominican Republic is discussed. It was concluded that conditions in Puerto Rico do not seem apt for the establishment of the disease.
Murillo-Solis
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Fundación Educativa Ana G. Méndez, Río Piedras, PR 00928.
Maldonado-Moll
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D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D011634:Public Health; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology