Etiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis and anthropophilic vectors in Juruti, Pará State, Brazil

In a preliminary study in Juruti, a mining municipality in western Pará State, Brazil, 12 out of 21 patients suspected of presenting cutaneous leishmaniasis showed positive PCR (SSUrDNA and G6PD): Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (9/12; 75%) and L. (V.) sp. (3/12; 25%). Entomological studies in the...

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Autores: Garcez, Lourdes Maria, Soares, Daniela Cristina, Chagas, Anadeiva Portela, Souza, Gilberto César Rodrigues de, Miranda, Jefferson Francisco Correia, Fraiha, Habib, Flöeter-Winter, Lucile Maria, Nunes, Heloísa Marceliano, Zampiere, Ricardo Andrade, Shaw, Jeffrey Jon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.teste-cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br:article/4114
Acceso en línea:https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/4114
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Leishmania
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Entomology
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Sumario:In a preliminary study in Juruti, a mining municipality in western Pará State, Brazil, 12 out of 21 patients suspected of presenting cutaneous leishmaniasis showed positive PCR (SSUrDNA and G6PD): Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis (9/12; 75%) and L. (V.) sp. (3/12; 25%). Entomological studies in the same location revealed the presence of 12 different phlebotomine species (n =105). One of the most common species was Lutzomyia (Psychodopygus) complexa (17%) which is both highly anthropophilic and a known vector of L. (V.) braziliensis in other regions of Pará. These preliminary findings should serve to guide future epidemiological surveillance in Juruti.

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