A pilot study to control Lutzomyia umbratilis (Diptera: Psychodidae), the major vector of Leishmania brazileiensis guyanensis, in a peri-urban rainforest of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
In the second half of 1980, 112 (or ca. 16%) of the inhabitants of the new settlement of São José, city of Manaus, contracted cutaneous leishmaniasis whilst clearing their properties of terra firme rainforest. With the aid of SUCAM, the authors carried out a pilot study to investigate the feasibilit...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1985-03-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761985000100005 |