TY - GEN
T1 - Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from leishmaniasis endemic areas in southeastern Mexico using DNA barcoding
AU - Adeniran, Adebiyi A.
AU - FERNANDEZ SANTOS, NADIA ANGÈLICA
AU - Rodríguez-Rojas, Jorge J.
AU - Treviño Garza, Nancy
AU - Huerta-Jiménez, Herón
AU - Mis-Ávila, Pedro C.
AU - Pérez-Pech, Wilbert A.
AU - Hernández-Triana, Luis M.
AU - Rodríguez Pérez, Mario Alberto
PY - 2019/11/21
Y1 - 2019/11/21
N2 - Leishmaniasis, a vector‐borne disease transmitted to humans through the bite of phlebotomine sand flies, is of public health significance in southeastern Mexico. Active and continuous monitoring of vectors is an important aspect of disease control for the prediction of potential outbreaks. Thus, the correct identification of vectors is paramount in this regard. In this study, we employed DNA barcoding as a tool for identifying phlebotomine sand flies collected in localized cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Specimens were collected using CDC light and Shannon traps as part of the Mexican Ministry of Health surveillance program. DNA extraction was carried out using a nondestructive protocol, and morphological identification based on taxonomic keys was conducted on slide‐mounted specimens. Molecular taxonomic resolution using the 658‐bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome
AB - Leishmaniasis, a vector‐borne disease transmitted to humans through the bite of phlebotomine sand flies, is of public health significance in southeastern Mexico. Active and continuous monitoring of vectors is an important aspect of disease control for the prediction of potential outbreaks. Thus, the correct identification of vectors is paramount in this regard. In this study, we employed DNA barcoding as a tool for identifying phlebotomine sand flies collected in localized cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Specimens were collected using CDC light and Shannon traps as part of the Mexican Ministry of Health surveillance program. DNA extraction was carried out using a nondestructive protocol, and morphological identification based on taxonomic keys was conducted on slide‐mounted specimens. Molecular taxonomic resolution using the 658‐bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome
KW - Leishmaniasis
KW - Lutzomyas
KW - Southern Mexico
M3 - Artículo
SN - 2045-7758
VL - 9
SP - 13543
EP - 13554
JO - Ecology and Evolution
JF - Ecology and Evolution
ER -