Description of Warileya lumbrerasi n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Peru

Warileya lumbrerasi n. sp. is described from the northern Peruvian Andes. This species was collected inside houses, and is the seventh species described within the genus Warileya Hertig, 1948

LeishVet update and recommendations on feline leishmaniosis

Limited data is available on feline leishmaniosis (FeL) caused by Leishmania infantum worldwide. The LeishVet group presents in this report a review of the current knowledge on FeL, the epidemiological role of the cat in L. infantum infection, clinical manifestations, and recommendations on diagnosis, treatment and monitoring, prognosis and prevention of infection, in order to standardize the management of this disease in cats. The consensus of opinions and recommendations was formulated by combining a comprehensive review of evidence-based studies and case reports, clinical experience and critical consensus discussions. While subclinical feline infections are common in areas endemic for canine leishmaniosis, clinical illness due to L. infantum in cats is rare. The prevalence rates of feline infection with L. infantum in serological or molecular-based surveys range from 0 % to more than 60 %. Cats are able to infect sand flies and, therefore, they may act as a secondary reservoir, with dogs being the primary natural reservoir. The most common clinical signs and clinicopathological abnormalities compatible with FeL include lymph node enlargement and skin lesions such as ulcerative, exfoliative, crusting or nodular dermatitis (mainly on the head or distal limbs), ocular lesions (mainly uveitis), feline chronic gingivostomatitis syndrome, mucocutaneous ulcerative or nodular lesions, hypergammaglobulinaemia and mild normocytic normochromic anaemia. Clinical illness is frequently associated with impaired immunocompetence, as in case of retroviral coinfections or immunosuppressive therapy. Diagnosis is based on serology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cytology, histology, immunohistochemistry (IHC) or culture. If serological testing is negative or low positive in a cat with clinical signs compatible with FeL, the diagnosis of leishmaniosis should not be excluded and additional diagnostic methods (cytology, histology with IHC, PCR, culture) should be employed. The most common treatment used is allopurinol. Meglumine antimoniate has been administered in very few reported cases. Both drugs are administered alone and most cats recover clinically after therapy. Follow-up of treated cats with routine laboratory tests, serology and PCR is essential for prevention of clinical relapses. Specific preventative measures for this infection in cats are currently not available

NUEVOS REGISTROS DB THYSANOPTERA (INSECTA) PROCEDENTES DEL VALLE DE CANETE

Este trabajo fue hecho en base a colectas realizadas en la Provincia de Cañete, 148 kmal sur de Lima, elel Departamento de Lima y tuvo por objetivo ampliar nuestros conocimientossobre la diversidad de los insectos del Orden Thysanoptera de la zona.Se logró determinar 8 especies en total, las que pertenecen a 7 géneros diferentes, éstasson: Anaphothrips sudanewis Trybom, Bregmatothrips venustus Hood, Chirothrips frontalisWilliams, Chirothrips mexicanus Crawford, Kurtomathrips morrilli Moulton, Plesiothripsperplexus (Beach), Sericothrips annulipes Hood, Thrips tabaci Lindemann.Todas las especies mencionadás, excepto Thrips tabaci son nuevos para la zona; nuevosregistros para el pars to constituyen el género Kurtomathrips Moulton con la especie K. morrilliMoulton,y las especies: Anaphothrips sudanensis Trybom, Chirothrips mexicanus Crawford,plesiothrips perplexus (Beach) y Sericothrips annulipes Hood

Vector blood meal sources and transmission studies on Andean leishmaniasis

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A natural sandfly repellent developed from Genipa americana "huito" (Rubiaceae) in Peru

[Extract] Sandflies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae) are worldwide vectors of Leishmaniosis, Bartonellosis and other protozoal, bacterial and viral diseases. The transmission of these pathogens occurs when infected sandflies feed on humans. Lutzomyia is present in Peru, where 140 species have been reported to date, 25 % of these species are anthropophilic to some degree. In Peru in 2002, leishmaniosis affected 6500 persons, and bartonellosis affected 3100 persons, the latter with a 2.3 % mortality.\ud \ud The number of sandfly bites a person can receive in the sandfly peak season in a single night can be up to 300 in the Andes, and over 1000 in the tropical forest (Pérez et al. 1993; Pérez & Ogusuku, 1995). \ud \ud The usual control measures against sandflies and mosquitoes currently applied in Peru, residual spraying inside houses and impregnated bednets, do not protect during outdoor activities at the time of the highest sandfly activity (18:00-22:00), the crucial time for the transmission of pathogens. A natural repellent to be used outdoors is proposed here as a protection against sandflies

A programme for computer aided identification of phlebotomine sandflies of the Americas (CIPA) - presentation and check-list of American species

Sherlock, Italo de Araújo “Documento produzido em parceria ou por autor vinculado à Fiocruz, mas não consta à informação no documento”. H. BERMUDEZ (Bolívia); J. P .Dedet (Bolivia); M. DUNCAN (U.S.A.); A. L. FALCÃO (Brazil); M. D. FELICIANGELI (Venezuela); C. FERRO (Colombia); E. A. B. GALATI (Brazil); E. A. GOMEZ-LANDIRES (Ecuador); M. V. HERRERO (Costa-Rica); D. HERVAS (Bolivia); J. LEBBE (France); A. MORALES (Colombia); E. OGOSUKU (Peru); J. E. Perez (Peru); E. F. RANGEL (Brazil); I. A. SHERLOCK (Brazil); M. TORREZ (Bolivia); R. VIGNES (France); M. WOLFF (Colombia) & D. G. YOUNG U.S.A.)Submitted by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio ([email protected]) on 2017-08-14T16:53:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Bermudez H A a programme for computer.....pdf: 358481 bytes, checksum: 0dee6ed0de26d5d82a3bd1e110a490bf (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio ([email protected]) on 2017-08-14T17:24:35Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Bermudez H A a programme for computer.....pdf: 358481 bytes, checksum: 0dee6ed0de26d5d82a3bd1e110a490bf (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-14T17:24:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bermudez H A a programme for computer.....pdf: 358481 bytes, checksum: 0dee6ed0de26d5d82a3bd1e110a490bf (MD5) Previous issue date: 1993DHR-5600-G-00-0060-00 Program Science and Technology Cooperation, Office of the Science Adivisor, U.S. Agency for International Development, and by the Scientific and Technic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France.Múltipla - ver em NotasThe CIPA programme is a collaborative project including two entomologists from France and seven from South and Central America countries. Its objective is the development of an expert system for computer aided identification of phlebotomine sandflies from the Americas. It also includes the formation of data bases for bibliographic, taxonomic and biogeographic data. Participant consensus on taxonomic prerequisites, standardization in bibliographic data collections and selection of descriptive variables for the final programme has been established through continous communiction among participants and annual meetings. The adopted check-list of American sandflies presented here includes 386 specific taxa, ordered into three genera and 28 sub-genera or species groups