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We modeled the ecological niches of nine sand fly species and projected niches to estimate potential distributions by using known occurrences, environmental coverages, and the algorithms GARP and Maxent. All vector species were distributed in areas with known recurrent transmission, except for <jats:italic>Lu. diabolica<\/jats:italic>, which appeared to be related only to areas of occasional transmission in northern Mexico. The distribution of <jats:italic>Lu. o. olmeca<\/jats:italic> does not overlap with all reported cutaneous leishmaniasis cases, suggesting that <jats:italic>Lu. cruciata<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Lu. shannoni<\/jats:italic> are likely also involved as primary vectors in those areas. Our study provides useful information of potential risk areas of leishmaniasis transmission in Mexico.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.2011.10-0452","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,2]],"date-time":"2011-11-02T21:52:54Z","timestamp":1320270774000},"page":"839-846","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["Current Knowledge of Leishmania Vectors in Mexico: How Geographic Distributions of Species Relate to Transmission Areas"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"Camila","family":"Gonz\u00e1lez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eduardo A.","family":"Rebollar-T\u00e9llez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sergio","family":"Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez-Bernal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ingeborg","family":"Becker-Fauser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Enrique","family":"Mart\u00ednez-Meyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A. 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