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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 46(4), 1992, pp. 465-468
Copyright © 1992 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Isolation of Leishmania braziliensis from Lutzomyia ovallesi (Diptera:Psychodidae) in Guatemala

Edgar D. Rowton, Margarita de Mata, Nidia Rizzo, Charles H. Porter AND Thomas R. Navin
Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC; Medical Entomology Research and Training Unit, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia

Leishmania braziliensis is endemic in Guatemala and Belize in Central America. To help identify the vector(s) of this parasite in Guatemala, phlebotomine sand flies that were aspirated from the clothing of collectors at Tikal National Park in the Department of the Peten were examined for flagellates. Lutzomyia ovallesi was found infected with flagellates that were identified as L. braziliensis by isoenzyme electrophoresis. The isoenzyme profile of this isolate matched those from humans from the same area.






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