Presencia en Isla Fuerte, Bolívar de Lutzomyia evansi vector de leishmaniosis visceral Presense of lutzomyia evansi vector of visceral leishmaniosis in Isla Fuerte, Colombia

• Main Authors: Ivan Darío Vélez, Jorge Ivan Gallego M.
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Antioquia 1994-01-01
• Series: Iatreia
• Subjects: leishmaniosis visceral; lutzomya evansi
• Online Access: http://www.iatreia.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/551

Se hizo un Inventario de fauna flebotomínea en Isla Fuerte, Bolívar, costa caribe colombiana. Se demostró por primera vez en dicha Isla la presencia de Lu. evansi, Lu. gomezi y Lu. trinidadensis. La presencia de Lu. Evansi (91.7% de las 73 capturas), vector principal de la leishmaniosis visceral en la costa caribe colombiana, convierte a Isla Fuerte en una zona de riesgo potencial de transmisión de leishmaniosis visceral. <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">An inventory was made of phiebotomidae fauna in Isla Fuerte, Bolívar, on the caribbean colombian coast. The presence of Lu. evansi was demonstrated for the first time in that island and this species constituted 91.7% of 73 captures. Therefore the island becomes a potential risk for transmission of visceralleish. maniosis since Lu. evansi its main vector.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"></span></p>