[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].
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.
Paula
Márcia Beatriz Cardoso de
MB
Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. mbecpaula@yahoo.com.br
Rodrigues
Elisângela de Azevedo Silva
Ede A
Souza
Amaral Alves de
AA
Reis
Alessandro Ambrosio Dos
AA
Paula
Flávio Peixoto de
FP
Pajuaba Neto
Adalberto de Albuquerque
Ade A
Limongi
Jean Ezequiel
JE
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