Lutzomyia longipalpis in Uruguay: the first report and the potential of visceral leishmaniasis transmission

AUTOR(ES)

Salomón, Oscar Daniel, Basmajdian, Yester, Fernández, María Soledad, Santini, María Soledad

FONTE

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011-05

RESUMO

Phlebotomine captures were performed in February 2010 in Salto (Salto department) and Bella Unión-Cuarein (Artigas department), Uruguay. Bella Unión is located across the Paraná River from Monte Caseros, Argentina, where a focus of canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was reported in 2009. No VL cases have ever been recorded in Uruguay and the last reported capture of Phlebotominae was in 1932 (Lutzomyia cortelezzii and Lutzomyia gaminarai). Light traps were placed in peridomestic environments, and Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis, was found in Salto and Bella Unión. This is a first report of an area of potential VL transmission in Uruguay. Active and coordinated surveillance is required immediately the Uruguay-Argentina-Brazil border area.

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