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Detección de ADN de kinetoplasto en vectores y posibles vectores de leishmaniasis en cuatro localidades de las provincias de Esmeraldas y Manabí
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ullauri, Baquero José, María |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Leishmania is a protozoan hemoflagellate belong to the Kinetoplastida order and Trypanosomatidae family transmitted to the human through the bite of a female sandfly of the Phlebotominae subfamily. The amastigotes introduced into the skin are responsible for the cutaneous, mucocutaneous or visceral lesions characteristic of the zoonotic disease called leishmaniasis. In Ecuador, leishmaniasis is present in 22 of the 24 provinces. Most of the reported cases are cutaneous Leishmaniasis, especially in areas where the natural habitat of the vectors is invading and in low-income populations. In this study, we detected the presence of kinetoplast DNA by real-time PCR in 252 specimens belonging to 6 species of vectors and possible vectors of leishmaniasis collected in 3 localities of the province of Esmeraldas and one locality of Manabi in order to understand the dynamics of transmission of this disease. An infection rate of 3.25% for Endotrypanum was found in Ps. panamensis and Ny.trapidoi both species considered vectors of leishmaniasis. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repositorio.usfq.edu.ec/bitstream/23000/6596/1/131047.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
