title: Lutzomyia longipalpis urbanisation and control.
abstract: Since the description of Lutzomyia longipalpis by Lutz and Neiva more than 100 years ago, much has been written in the scientific literature about this phlebotomine species. Soares and Turco (2003) and Lainson and Rangel (2005) have written extensive reviews focused on vector-host-parasite interactions and American visceral leishmaniasis ecology. However, during the last two decades, the success of Lu. longipalpis in colonising urban environments and its simultaneous geographical spreading have led to new theoretical and operational questions. Therefore, this review updates the general information about this species and notes the more challenging topics regarding the new scenario of urbanisation-spreading and its control in America. Here, we summarise the literature on these issues and the remaining unsolved questions, which pose recommendations for operational research.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.
authors.forename: Oscar Daniel
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Salomón
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Referencia de Flebótomos y Otros Vectores, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Carabobo, Maracay, Venezuela.
authors.forename: María Dora
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Feliciangeli
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina.
authors.forename: María Gabriela
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Quintana
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Margarete Martins dos Santos
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elizabeth Ferreira
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Rangel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007300:Insect Control; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D007843:Latin America; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*; D014507:Urbanization