Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in Pintomyia evansi and Lutzomyia longipalpis in Honduras.

Wilfredo H Sosa-OchoaJavier Varela AmadorYokomi Lozano-SardanetaGabriela Rodriguez SeguraConcepcion Zúniga ValerianoGabriela Venicia AraujoCarmen María Sandoval PachecoMárcia Dalastra LaurentiFredy Galvis-Ovallos

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2020)

We present the first record of L. (L.) infantum DNA in Pi. evansi from a NUCL endemic region of Central America. Our results suggest that Pi. evansi could be a secondary vector of L. (L.) infantum in the transmission cycle of leishmaniasis. The detection of natural infections of L. (L.) infantum in sand flies in this region contributes to an understanding of the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Honduras.

Keyphrases

circulating tumor
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loop mediated isothermal amplification
single molecule
real time pcr
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drinking water
risk factors
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