title: Presence of American cutaneous Leishmaniasis vectors surrounding the city of Medellín, Colombia.
abstract: The presence of Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) hartmanni, as a vector of Leishmania colombiensis and L. columbiana (Verrucarum group), recently incriminated in the transmission of leishmaniasis, and L. pia (Verrucarum group) are reported for the first time in a periurban area of Medellín city. There is thus a risk of leishmaniasis transmission in this town.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Luz A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Agudelo
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uribe
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: Fredy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Iván D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Velez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003105:Colombia; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission*; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*