Publications by authors named "Margaret Paternina-Gomez"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to identify bloodmeal sources of phlebotomine sand flies in Sucre, Colombia, to better understand their role in transmitting Leishmania parasites.
- Researchers collected 141 engorged female sand flies and analyzed their bloodmeals using genetic sequencing of specific mitochondrial and nuclear genes, identifying 105 vertebrate sources, mainly with mitochondrial analysis.
- The findings revealed that several species, including humans, cattle, and pigs, were significant hosts for the most common sand fly species, Lutzomyia evansi, and provided the first evidence of human feeding in L. micropyga and L. atroclavata.
Introduction: Although the dog is considered to be the main domestic reservoir of Leishmania infantum in several Latin American countries, the rate of infection with Leishmania parasites remains unknown in dogs from foci of visceral leishmaniasis of northern of Colombia.
Objetive: To determine the prevalence of Leishmania infection in canine population from department of Sucre in northern Colombia.
Materials And Methods: The canine population of rural areas of the municipalities of Sincelejo, Sampués and Ovejas was studied.