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Increasing potential risk for American visceral leishmaniasis in Amapá, Brazil
Thiago Vasconcelos Dos Santos1, Allan Kardec Ribeiro Galardo2, Marinete Marins Póvoa1
1Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil.
Introduction::
The present note discusses some evidence on the increasing potential risk for American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) transmission in the Northern Brazilian State of Amapá, the Guianan-Amazon biome.
Methods:
Early and present data about AVL were collected, including our recent entomological findings.
Results::
The spread of the sand fly vector Lutzomyia longipalpis, and a sylvatic reservoir host, the crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous in that region represents important findings related to the epidemiology of AVL in the Guianan-Amazon biome.
Conclusions::
These observations suggest that Brazilian authorities need to develop surveillance strategies in these risk areas.
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