Abundance and Leishmania infection patterns of the sand fly Psathyromyia cratifer in Southern Mexico.
Ana Celia Montes de Oca-AguilarEdith A Fernández-FigueroaKarina B López-ÁvilaMariela Isabel Pavón-MéndezErika I Sosa-BibianoEduardo A Rebollar-TéllezJorge A Palacio-VargasBrenda García-LópezClaudia Rangel-EscareñoElsy Nalleli Loría-CerveraPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)
This is the first contribution ever made to both the population dynamic and the temporal Leishmania prevalence patterns in Psathyromyia cratifer. The resulting findings suggest that this sand fly specimen is the sixth potential vector of L. (L.) mexicana in Southern Mexico. Nonetheless, various biology, behavior, and ecology strands are yet to be addressed. The latter, to determine the role it plays in the transmission dynamics of the parasite within the region, and other areas of the country.