Anthropophilic sandflies of Nicaragua, Central America

Ze­l­e­dón­, Rodri­go; Murillo, Juan

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(83)90097-4

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“…shannoni ). These sandfly species have been previously reported as suspected vectors in Mexico (Biagi et al ., ; Cruz‐Ruiz et al ., ; Rebollar‐Téllez et al ., , , , ; Pech‐May et al ., ; Sánchez‐García et al ., ), Guatemala (Maroli et al ., ), Belize (Williams, ; Disney, ; Rowton et al ., ), Nicaragua (Zeledon & Murillo, ) and Costa Rica (Zeledón et al ., ).…”

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Assessing the importance of four sandfly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) as vectors of Leishmania mexicana in Campeche, Mexico

Pech-May

Peraza‐Herrera

Moo‐Llanes

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Medical Vet Entomology

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Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis represents a public health problem in many areas of Mexico, especially in the Yucatan Peninsula. An understanding of vector ecology and bionomics is of great importance in evaluations of the transmission dynamics of Leishmania parasites. A field study was conducted in the county of Calakmul, state of Campeche, during the period from November 2006 to March 2007. Phlebotomine sandfly vectors were sampled using Centers for Disease Control light traps, baited Disney traps and Shannon traps. A total of 3374 specimens were captured in the two villages of Once de Mayo (93.8%) and Arroyo Negro (6.1%). In Once de Mayo, the most abundant species were Psathyromyia shannoni, Lutzomyia cruciata, Bichromomyia olmeca olmeca and Psychodopygus panamensis (all: Diptera: Psychodidae). The Shannon trap was by far the most efficient method of collection. The infection rate, as determined by Leishmania mexicana-specific polymerase chain reaction, was 0.3% in Once de Mayo and infected sandflies included Psy. panamensis, B. o. olmeca and Psa. shannoni. There were significant differences in human biting rates across sandfly species and month of sampling. Ecological niche modelling analyses showed an overall overlap of 39.1% for the four species in the whole state of Campeche. In addition, the finding of nine vector-reservoir pairs indicates a potential interaction. The roles of the various sandfly vectors in Calakmul are discussed.

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Assessing the importance of four sandfly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) as vectors of Leishmania mexicana in Campeche, Mexico

Pech-May

Peraza‐Herrera

Moo‐Llanes

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Medical Vet Entomology

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“…Young (1979) reexamined the paratype of Lutzomyia barrettoi collected by Fairchild and Hertig (1959) and gave subspecific status as Lutzomyia barrettoi majuscula based on morphologic differences among specimens from Central America and those from South America and Trinidad. Zeledón and Murillo (1983) reported collecting several species, including five new records from extreme southcentral Nicaragua near the border with Costa Rica. Le Pont et al (1987) described the female Lutzomyia zeledoni from material collected on the Pacific plain of Nicaragua and re-ported Lutzomyia longipalpis to be common at many sites in the northwest and central regions of the country.…”

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“…Based on published reports and their examination of additional specimens, they concluded that 20 species and subspecies of Lutzomyia occur in Nicaragua. They questioned the report of Lutzomyia geniculata by Zeledón and Murillo (1983) because that record was based solely on females that are indistinguishable from Lutzomyia corossoniensis and Lutzomyia guyanensis. Valle and Rivera (1995) collected specimens for 18 months at 16 locations and documented the presence of three previously unrecorded species of Lutzomyia and the first record of a Brumptomyia, Brumptomyia galindoi, in Nicaragua.…”

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“…Valle and Rivera (1995) collected specimens for 18 months at 16 locations and documented the presence of three previously unrecorded species of Lutzomyia and the first record of a Brumptomyia, Brumptomyia galindoi, in Nicaragua. Their report of Lutzomyia trapidoi as a new record was incorrect; it was previously collected by Zeledón and Murillo (1983). Le Pont et al (1995) described both male and female Lutzomyia legerae from specimens collected in central Nicaragua.…”

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“…We report recent collections from eight localities, including the collection of Lutzomyia durani (Vargas & Nájera 1952), a new record for Nicaragua. Lutzomyia aclydifera (Fairchild & Hertig 1952) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia barrettoi (Mangabeira 1942) 1953 a Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia bispinosa (Fairchild & Hertig 1951) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia cruciata (Coquillett 1907) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia evansi (Nuñez-Tovar 1924) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia gomezi (Nitzulescu 1931) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia ovallesi (Ortiz 1952) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia panamensis (Shannon 1926) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar 1929) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia trinidadensis (Newstead 1922) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia vesicifera (Fairchild & Hertig 1947) 1953 b Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia ylephiletor (Fairchild & Hertig 1952) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1959) Lutzomyia dasymera (Fairchild & Hertig 1961) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1961a) Lutzomyia odax (Fairchild & Hertig 1961) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1961a) Lutzomyia serrana (Damasceno & Arouck 1949) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1961a) Lutzomyia nicaraguensis (Fairchild & Hertig 1961) 1953 Fairchild and Hertig (1961b) Lutzomyia geniculata (Mangabeira 1941) 1977 c Zeledón and Murillo (1983) Lutzomyia olmeca (Vargas & Nájera 1959) 1977 Zeledón and Murillo (1983) Lutzomyia sanquinaria (Fairchild & Hertig 1957) 1977 Zeledón ...…”

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Sand flies of Nicaragua: a checklist and reports of new collections

Raymond

McHugh

Kerr

2010

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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Sand flies within the genus Lutzomyia serve as the vectors for all species of the protozoan parasite Leishmania in the New World. In this paper, we present a summary of the 29 species of Lutzomyia and one of Brumptomyia previously reported for Nicaragua and report results of our recent collections of 565 sand flies at eight localities in the country from 2001-2006. Lutzomyia longipalpis was the predominant species collected within the Pacific plains region of western Nicaragua, while Lutzomyia cruciata or Lutzomyia barrettoi majuscula were the species most frequently collected in the central highlands and Atlantic plains regions. The collection of Lutzomyia durani (Vargas & Nájera) at San Jacinto in July 2001 is a new record for Nicaragua. Leishmaniasis is endemic to Nicaragua and occurs in three forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. Cutaneous infections are the most prevalent type of leishmaniasis in Nicaragua and they occur in two different clinical manifestations, typical cutaneous leishmaniasis and atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis, depending on the species of the infecting Leishmania parasite. The distribution of sand flies collected during this study in relation to the geographic distribution of clinical forms of leishmaniasis in the country is also discussed.

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