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Parasitism by Tylenchid Nematodes in Natural Populations of Pintomyia f ischeri (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Argentina

[ ISSN : 2573-363X ]

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Received: 22-Oct-2015

Accepted: 02-Jan-2016

Published: 27-Jan-2016

Short Communication | Volume 1 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Fernández MS¹,², Santini MS²,³, Diaz JI²,⁴, Villarquide L⁵, Lestani E¹, Salomón OD¹,², and Achinelly M²,⁴*

¹Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical (INMeT), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
²Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
³Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Endemo-epidémicas (CeNDIE), Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS), Argentina
?Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, CCT La Plata (CONICET-UNLP), Argentina
?Laboratorio de Control de Vectores Entomológicos de Importancia Sanitaria (LaCVEIS), Fundación H. A. Barceló, Argentina

Corresponding Author:

Achinelly María Fernanda, CEPAVE CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP, Argentina; Email: fachinelly@cepave. edu.ar

Keywords

Sand Flies; Nematoda; Tylenchida Larvae; Field Conditions

Abstract

Pintomyia fischeri adults collected in different eco-epidemiological studies in the northeastern of Argentina were found parasitized by juvenile nematodes (Tylenchida) isolated from the body cavity. The percentage of infected females and males was 3.8% and 2.9% respectively. Part of the life cycle of sand flies and tylenchid nematodes take place in humid and dark sites, where infection of immature stage of Phlebotominae insects is possible. Biology of this parasite could help to determine the breeding sites of sand flies. This study constituted the first report of tylenchid nematodes infecting sand flies at field conditions in South-America.

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Fernández MS, Santini MS, Diaz JI, Villarquide L, Lestani E and Achinelly M et al. Parasitism by Tylenchid Nematodes in Natural Populations of Pintomyia fischeri (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Argentina. SM Trop Med J. 2016; 1(1): 1001.