Epidemiological survey of Lutzomyia longipalpis infected by Leishmania infantum in an endemic area of Brazil

Epidemiological survey of Lutzomyia longipalpis infected by Leishmania infantum in an endemic area of Brazil

The objective of this study was to perform an epidemiological survey to determine the areas at risk of visceral leishmaniasis through the detection and quantification of natural infection by Leishmania infantum in Lutzomyia longipalpis. The sandflies were captured between February 2009 and January 2...

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Main Authors: Ana Caroline Moura Rodrigues, Rafaella Albuquerque Silva, Luciana Magalhães Melo, Maria Claudia Santos Luciano, Claudia Maria Leal Bevilaqua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Leishmania infantum
Lutzomyia longipalpis
minimum infection rate
qPCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en

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