The presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis in a focus of American visceral leishmaniasis where the only proven vector is Lutzomyia cruzi. Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul State.
The present communication reports the presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, where the principal vector is Lutzomyia cruzi.
dos Santos
Soraya Oliveira
SO
Coordenação Regional de Mato Grosso do Sul, Fundação Nacional de Saúde. sorayasantos@hotmail.com
Arias
Jorge R
JR
de Paiva Hoffmann
Marta
M
Furlan
Mara Beatriz Grotta
MB
Ferreira
Wilson Francisco
WF
Pereira
Claucio
C
Ferreira
Lourival
L
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission*; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*