Is it plausible that Lutzomyia longipalpis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) waited until European colonizers introduced Leishmania (L.) infantum to the New World to become a vector of American visceral leishmaniasis? An Opinion.
Fernando Tobias Silveira, Luciana Vieira Lima, Patrícia Karla Ramos, Marliane Batista Campos
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The Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine (JBSTM) isan official journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine) with open access. It is amultidisciplinary journal that publishes original researches related totropical diseases, preventive medicine, public health, infectious diseasesand related matters. Preference for publication will be given to articlesreporting original observations or researches. The journal has a peer-reviewsystem for articles acceptance and its periodicity is bimonthly. The Journalof the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine is published in English.The journal invites to publication Major Articles, Editorials, Reviewand Mini-Review Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, TechnicalReports, Images in Infectious Diseases, Letters, Supplements and Obituaries.