Incriminating leishmaniases vectors in Colombia: an overview and roadmap for future research

L Posada-López, EAB Galati, J Shaw, F Galvis-Ovallos - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
A major challenge in defining the vector status of phlebotomine sand flies is selecting the
appropriate criteria. Vectors can be graded by importance, with successful transmission as …

Evidence for anthropophily in five species of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from northern Colombia, revealed by molecular identification of …

LE Paternina, D Verbel-Vergara, L Romero-Ricardo… - Acta tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Identification of the bloodmeal sources of phlebotomine sand flies is fundamental to
determining which species are anthropophilic and understanding the transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance of phlebotomine fauna and Didelphis marsupialis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) infection in an area highly endemic for visceral leishmaniasis …

MM Ardila, L Carrillo-Bonilla, A Pabón, SM Robledo - Biomédica, 2019 - scielo.org.co
Introduction: The study of the interaction between the parasite, the vector and the
mammalian hosts, including man, allows to understand the behavior of the leishmaniases …

[HTML][HTML] Phlebotomine (Diptera: Psychodidae) species and their blood meal sources in a new leishmaniasis focus in Los Montes de María, Bolívar, in northern …

Y Cera-Vallejo, MM Ardila, L Herrera, L Martínez… - Biomédica, 2024 - scielo.org.co
Abstract Introduction. El Alférez, a village in Los Montes de María (Bolívar, Colombia) and a
macro-focus of leishmaniasis, recorded its first case in 2018, evidencing changes in the …

Development of Lutzomyia evansi immature stages in peridomiciliary environment in a leishmaniasis urban focus in the Colombian Caribbean

LG Estrada, E Ortega, RJ Vivero, EE Bejarano… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
In the Caribbean region of Colombia, Lutzomyia evansi is recognized as the vector for
Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis. Identifying breeding sites and surveying …

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): Diversity of potential Leishmania vectors in northern Colombia

L Herrera, I Benavides-Céspedes, JD Linero… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Phlebotomine sand flies are critical vectors of Leishmania parasites, impacting public health
significantly. This study focused on assessing the diversity of sand flies in a rural area of El …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral aspects of phlebotomine sand flies associated with a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Atlántico, northern Colombia

E Santamaría, OL Cabrera, C Marceló… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After the first autochthonous case of cutaneous leishmaniasis was reported in the Atlántico
department in the Caribbean region of Colombia, entomological sampling was conducted in …

Molecular screening of heritable bacterial endosymbionts in South American sandflies from northern Colombia

M Alemán-Santos, G Arrieta, S Mattar… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Sandflies are insects of importance in public health for their role as vectors of different
pathogens of human interest such as Leishmania, recent studies for vector control are …

[HTML][HTML] Registros nuevos de especies de Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) en el departamento de Cesar, Colombia

LG Estrada, OA Aponte, EE Bejarano - Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2015 - scielo.org.co
El estudio de los insectos asociados a la epidemiología de la leishmaniasis, en la costa
Caribe colombiana, se ha concentrado en los departamentos de Sucre y Córdoba, por …

Caracterización eco-epidemiológica de un brote de leishmaniasis visceral en el corregimiento Sabanas de la Negra, municipio de Sampués, Sucre

DA Guzmán Vásquez - 2020 - repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co
La leishmaniasis en Colombia es considerada un problema de Salud Pública, con un
promedio anual de 8.700 casos informados (2016-2018). En la Costa Caribe de Colombia …