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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Panama: a historical review of entomological studies on anthropophilic Lutzomyia sand fly species

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Title
American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Panama: a historical review of entomological studies on anthropophilic Lutzomyia sand fly species
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Parasites & Vectors, May 2014
DOI 10.1186/1756-3305-7-218
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Larissa C Dutari, Jose R Loaiza

Abstract

We review existing information on the epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in Panama, with emphasis on the bionomics of anthropophilic Lutzomyia sand fly species. Evidence from Panamanian studies suggests that there are six anthropophilic species in the country: Lutzomyia trapidoi, Lu. panamensis, Lu. gomezi, Lu. ylephiletor, Lu. sanguinaria and Lu. pessoana (Henceforth Lu. carrerai thula). In general, these taxa are abundant, widespread and feed opportunistically on their hosts, which make them potential transmitters of pathogens to a broad range of wildlife, domesticated animals and humans. Furthermore, nearly all man-biting species in Panama (with the exception of Lu. gomezi) expand demographically during the rainy season when transmission is likely higher due to elevated Leishmania infection rates in vector populations. Despite this, data on the distribution and prevalence of ACL suggest little influence of vector density on transmission intensity. Apart from Lu. trapidoi, anthropophilic species seem to be most active in the understory, but vertical stratification, as well as their opportunistic feeding behavior, could vary geographically. This in turn seems related to variation in host species composition and relative abundance across sites that have experienced different degrees of human alteration (e.g., deforestation) in leishmaniasis endemic regions of Panama.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
Argentina 1 <1%
Unknown 108 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 22 20%
Student > Bachelor 18 16%
Researcher 12 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 7%
Other 15 14%
Unknown 23 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 29 26%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 17 15%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 13%
Immunology and Microbiology 9 8%
Environmental Science 5 5%
Other 10 9%
Unknown 26 24%
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