Table 2.
Natural Leishmania (Viannia) spp. infections in phlebotomine sand flies isolated and characterized by monoclonal antibodies.
| N | Sand fly species | Collection | Development | Result | MCAb reaction-profile | WHO code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ps. h. hirsutus | CDC canopy | Peripylaric | Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi | B2, B12, L1, N2, N3 | IHIR/BR/2002/M20906 |
| 2 | Ps. davisi | Shannon | Peripylaric | L. (V.) naiffi | B2, B12, L1, N2, N3 | IDAV/BR/2002/M20905 |
| 3 | Mi. pilosa | CDC ground | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 4 | Ny. whitmani | CDC ground | Peripylaric | L. (V.) shawi shawi | B2, B12, L1 | IWHI/BR/2002/M21354 |
| 5 | Mi. pilosa | CDC ground | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 6 | Ny. whitmani | Shannon | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 7 | Ny. whitmani | Shannon | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 8 | Sc. sordellii | CDC ground | Peripylaric | non Leishmania Trypanosomatidae | – | ISOR/BR/2002/M21358 |
| 9 | Mi. pilosa | CDC ground | Hipopylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 10 | Mi. pilosa | Tree bases | Hipopylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 11 | Ny. shawi | CDC ground | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 12 | Sc. sordellii | CDC ground | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | |
| 13 | Ps. davisi | Shannon | Peripylaric | L. (V.) naiffi | B2, B12, L1, N2, N3 | IDAV/BR/2003/M21903 |
| 14 | Ny. whitmani | CDC ground | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 15 | Ev. infraspinosa | CDC ground | Peripylaric | negative/contamined | – | – |
| 16 | Ny. whitmani | CDC ground | Peripylaric | L. (V.) s. shawi | B2, B12, L1 | IWHI/BR/2003/M22342 |
| 17 | Ny. whitmani | CDC canopy | Peripylaric | L. (V.) s. shawi | B2, B12, L1 | IWHI/BR/2003/M22341 |
| 18 | Lu. gomezi | Shannon | Peripylaric | L. (V.) s. shawi | B2, B12, L1 | IGOM/BR/2003/M22340 |
McAb: Monoclonal Antibody; WHO: World Health Organization.