NATURAL INFECTIONS WITH LEISHMANIA PROMASTIGOTES IN LUTZOMYIA-AYACUCHENSIS (DIPTERA, PSYCHODIDAE) IN AN ANDEAN FOCUS OF ECUADOR

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作者
TAKAOKA, H
GOMEZ, EA
ALEXANDER, JB
HASHIGUCHI, Y
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[1] CATHOLIC UNIV GUAYAQUIL,FAC MED DEPT PARASITOL,GUAYAQUIL,ECUADOR
[2] UNIV FLORIDA,DEPT ENTOMOL & NEMATOL,GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
[3] KOCHI MED SCH,DEPT PARASITOL,NANKOKU,KOCHI 78151,JAPAN
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10.1093/jmedent/27.4.701
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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In the Andean town of Paute, Ecuador, 2 of 97 (2%) Lutzomyia ayacuchensis Cáceres and Bianchi were found to be naturally infected with Leishmania promastigotes. The parasites were confined to the midgut of the sand fly, indicating they did not belong to the subgenus Leishmania (Viannia).
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