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First human cases of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi infection in Ecuador and identification of its suspected vector species
| Title: | First human cases of Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi infection in Ecuador and identification of its suspected vector species |
| Authors: | Kato, Hirotomo Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Calvopina, Manuel Browse this author | | Criollo, Hipatia Browse this author | | Hashiguchi, Yoshihisa Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi | | First human case | | Lutzomyia tortura | | Natural infection | | Ecuador |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2013 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Journal Title: | Acta Tropica |
| Volume: | 128 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page: | 710 |
| End Page: | 713 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.09.001 |
| PMID: | 24044975 |
| Abstract: | Epidemiological surveillance of leishmaniasis was conducted in a northern Amazonian region of Ecuador, in which cutaneous leishmaniasis cases were recently reported. Sand flies were captured in the military training camp, and the natural infection of sand flies by Leishmania species was examined. Out of 334 female sand flies dissected, the natural infection by flagellates was microscopically detected in 3.9% of Lutzomyia yuilli yuilli and 3.7% of Lutzomyia tortura, and the parasite species were identified as Endotrypanum and Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi, respectively. After the sand fly surveillance, specimens from cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) patients considered to have acquired the infection in the training camp area were obtained, and the infected parasite species were identified as L. (V.) naiffi. The present study reported first cases of CL caused by L. (V.) naiffi infection in Ecuador. In addition, a high ratio of infection of Lu. tortura by L. (V.) naiffi in the same area strongly suggested that Lu. tortura is responsible for the transmission of L. (V.) naiffi in this area. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/54523 |
| Appears in Collections: | 獣医学院・獣医学研究院 (Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 加藤 大智
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