Distribution of phlebotomine fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) across an urban-rural gradient in an area of endemic visceral leishmaniasis in northern Brazil

The number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases has increased over the past 10 years in Brazil, especially in the North and Northeast regions of the country. The aim of this study was to evaluate the urbanisation of VL vectors in Barcarena, Pará, an area in northern Brazil where VL is endemic. Sandf...

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Main Authors: Davi Marcos Souza de Oliveira, Elvira Maria Saraiva, Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa, Adelson Alcimar Almeida de Sousa, Edilene Oliveira da Silva, Ivoneide Maria da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000800023&lng=en&tlng=en