title: [First finding of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) in the urban area of Uberlândia, MG, concomitant with the first reported autochthonous case of human visceral leishmaniasis].
abstract: The first occurrence of the vector for visceral leishmaniasis, Lutzomyia longipalpis, in the urban area of Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, and the first autochthonous case of human visceral leishmaniasis recorded in the same locality are reported. These were notified to the Zoonosis Control Center, through the Epidemiological Surveillance sector of the Municipal Health Department. The importance of these findings regarding transmission of the disease in this area is discussed.
authors: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. mbecpaula@yahoo.com.br
authors: Márcia Beatriz Cardoso de
authors: MB
authors: Paula
authors: Elisângela de Azevedo Silva
authors: Ede A
authors: Rodrigues
authors: Amaral Alves de
authors: AA
authors: Souza
authors: Alessandro Ambrosio Dos
authors: AA
authors: Reis
authors: Flávio Peixoto de
authors: FP
authors: Paula
authors: Adalberto de Albuquerque
authors: Ade A
authors: Pajuaba Neto
authors: Jean Ezequiel
authors: JE
authors: Limongi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae; D014505:Urban Population