Phlebotomine Vector Ecology in the Domestic Transmission of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Chaparral, Colombia

Cristina Ferro Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Dairo Marín Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Rafael Góngora Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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María C. Carrasquilla Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Jorge E. Trujillo Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Norma K. Rueda Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Jaime Marín Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Carlos Valderrama-Ardila Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Neal Alexander Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Mauricio Pérez Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Leonard E. Munstermann Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Clara B. Ocampo Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia; Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia; Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Phlebotomine vector ecology was studied in the largest recorded outbreak of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia in 2004. In two rural townships that had experienced contrasting patterns of case incidence, this study evaluated phlebotomine species composition, seasonal abundance, nocturnal activity, blood source, prevalence of Leishmania infection, and species identification. CDC miniature light traps were used to trap the phlebotomines. Traps were set indoors, peridomestically, and in woodlands. Natural infection was determined in pools by polymerase chain reaction–Southern blot, and blood sources and species identification were determined by sequencing. Large differences were observed in population abundance between the two townships evaluated. Lutzomyia longiflocosa was the most abundant species (83.1%). Abundance was higher during months with lower precipitation. Nocturnal activity was associated with human domestic activity. Blood sources identified were mainly human (85%). A high prevalence of infection was found in L. longiflocosa indoors (2.7%) and the peridomestic setting (2.5%). L. longiflocosa was responsible for domestic transmission in Chaparral.

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*Address correspondence to Clara B. Ocampo, Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Carrera 125 No. 19–225, Cali, Colombia. E-mail: claraocampo@cideim.org.co

Financial support: The study was supported by US National Institutes of Health, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, International Collaboration in Infectious Disease Research Program Grant U19 AI065866. This project also received financial support from National Institutes of Health/John E. Fogarty International Grant D43 TW006589-02.

Authors' addresses: Cristina Ferro and María C. Carrasquilla, Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia, E-mails: crisferrovela@gmail.com and mccarrasquilla@yahoo.es. Dairo Marín, Jorge E. Trujillo, and Norma K. Rueda, Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas and Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Cali, Colombia, E-mails: dairohmarin@yahoo.com, doctorjorge01@hotmail.com, and hotori23@hotmail.com. Rafael Góngora, Jaime Marín, Neal Alexander, Mauricio Pérez, and Clara B. Ocampo, Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médicas, Cali, Colombia, E-mails: rafael_gongora@cideim.org.co, chapujaime@hotmail.com, nalexander@cideim.org.co, mauricioperez@cideim.org.co, and claraocampo@cideim.org.co. Carlos Valderrama-Ardila, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, E-mail: cvalderrama@icesi.edu.co. Leonard E. Munstermann, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, E-mail: leonard.munstermann@yale.edu.

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