The first record of Lutzomyia longipalpis in the Argentine northwest

In 2004, the urban presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis was recorded for the first time in Formosa province. In 2006, the first autochthonous case of human urban visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was recorded in Misiones in the presence of the vector, along with some canine VL cases. After this first case, t...

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Main Authors: Andrea Gomez Bravo, Maria Gabriela Quintana, Marcelo Abril, Oscar Daniel Salomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000801071&lng=en&tlng=en