| Abstract: | In 2004, the urban presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was recorded
for the first time in Formosa province. In 2006, the first autochthonous case of
human urban visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recorded in Misiones in the presence of
the vector, along with some canine VL cases. After this first case, the vector began
to spread primarily in northeast Argentina. Between 2008-2011, three human VL cases
were reported in Salta province, but the presence of Lu. longipalpis
was not recorded. Captures of Phlebotominae were made in Tartagal, Salta, in 2013,
and the presence of Lu. longipalpis was first recorded in northwest
Argentina at that time. Systematic sampling is recommended to observe the
distribution and dispersion patterns of Lu. longipalpis and consider
the risk of VL transmission in the region. |
