Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina

In Argentina, the incidence of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) has shown a steady increase over the last few decades. In the Chaco biogeographical region, specifically, several outbreaks of ACL were recently reported in addition to the usual time-space scattering of ACL cases. However, little...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Salomón, Oscar D., Rosa, Juan R., Stein, Marina, Quintana, María G., Fernández, María S., Visintin, Andrés M., Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo, Bogado De Pascual M.M., Molinari, María L., Morán, María L., Valdez, Daniel, Romero Bruno, Mario
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
Materias:
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/37169
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v103n6/11.pdf
Aporte de:
id I19-R120-10915-37169
record_format dspace
institution Universidad Nacional de La Plata
institution_str I-19
repository_str R-120
collection SEDICI (UNLP)
language Inglés
topic Ciencias Naturales
Biología
disease transmission
American cutaneous leishmaniasis
health survey
Chaco
Psychodidae
Lutzomyia migonei
Lutzomyia neivai
season
skin leishmaniasis
Argentina
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Biología
disease transmission
American cutaneous leishmaniasis
health survey
Chaco
Psychodidae
Lutzomyia migonei
Lutzomyia neivai
season
skin leishmaniasis
Argentina
Salomón, Oscar D.
Rosa, Juan R.
Stein, Marina
Quintana, María G.
Fernández, María S.
Visintin, Andrés M.
Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo
Bogado De Pascual M.M.
Molinari, María L.
Morán, María L.
Valdez, Daniel
Romero Bruno, Mario
Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Biología
disease transmission
American cutaneous leishmaniasis
health survey
Chaco
Psychodidae
Lutzomyia migonei
Lutzomyia neivai
season
skin leishmaniasis
Argentina
description In Argentina, the incidence of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) has shown a steady increase over the last few decades. In the Chaco biogeographical region, specifically, several outbreaks of ACL were recently reported in addition to the usual time-space scattering of ACL cases. However, little is known about the sandfly composition in the eastern, humid Chaco (HC) region or the western, dry Chaco (DC) region. Therefore, phlebotomine captures were performed throughout this region and an analysis of the distribution of reported ACL cases was conducted in order to assess the vector diversity in ACL endemic and epidemic scenarios in the Chaco region. The results support the hypothesis of two distinct patterns: (1) the DC, where <i>Lutzomyia migonei</i> was the most prevalent species, had isolated ACL cases and a zoonotic cycle; (2) the HC, where <i>Lutzomyia neivai</i> was the most prevalent species, had an increase in ACL incidence and outbreaks and an anthropozoonotic cycle. The epidemic risk in the Chaco region may be associated with the current climate trends, landscape modification, connection with other ACL foci, and <i>Lu. neivai</i> predominance and abundance. Therefore, changes in sandfly population diversity and density in the Chaco region are an indicator of emergent epidemic risk in sentinel capture sites.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Salomón, Oscar D.
Rosa, Juan R.
Stein, Marina
Quintana, María G.
Fernández, María S.
Visintin, Andrés M.
Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo
Bogado De Pascual M.M.
Molinari, María L.
Morán, María L.
Valdez, Daniel
Romero Bruno, Mario
author_facet Salomón, Oscar D.
Rosa, Juan R.
Stein, Marina
Quintana, María G.
Fernández, María S.
Visintin, Andrés M.
Spinelli, Gustavo Ricardo
Bogado De Pascual M.M.
Molinari, María L.
Morán, María L.
Valdez, Daniel
Romero Bruno, Mario
author_sort Salomón, Oscar D.
title Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina
title_short Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina
title_full Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina
title_fullStr Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Phlebotominae (Diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the Chaco region and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis transmission patterns in Argentina
title_sort phlebotominae (diptera: psycodidae) fauna in the chaco region and cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission patterns in argentina
publishDate 2008
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/37169
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v103n6/11.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT salomonoscard phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT rosajuanr phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT steinmarina phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT quintanamariag phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT fernandezmarias phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT visintinandresm phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT spinelligustavoricardo phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT bogadodepascualmm phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT molinarimarial phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT moranmarial phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT valdezdaniel phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
AT romerobrunomario phlebotominaedipterapsycodidaefaunainthechacoregionandcutaneousleishmaniasistransmissionpatternsinargentina
bdutipo_str Repositorios
_version_ 1764820472541741058