Association of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) population density with climate variables in Montes Claros, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Association of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) population density with climate variables in Montes Claros, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

In the present paper, we evaluate the relationship between climate variables and population density of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Montes Claros, an area of active transmission of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) in Brazil. Entomological captures were performed in 10 selected districts of the city...

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Main Authors: Érika Monteiro Michalsky, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, João Carlos França-Silva, Marilia Fonseca Rocha, Ricardo Andrade Barata, Edelberto Santos Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Montes Claros
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000800020&lng=en&tlng=en

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