Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil = Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em cinco hospitais de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in five hospitals of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil = Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em cinco hospitais de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

The presence of ants in hospitals is health risk for the hospital community, since presents a strong capability to carry pathogenic organisms throughout this environment. This study was carried out from May 2007 to April 2008, aiming the identification of ant species that infest the hospitals in Por...

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Main Authors: Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia, Carolina Charlier Ahlert, Bianca Ribeiro de Freitas, Maura Morel Trautmann, Simone Pirotta Tancredo, Junir Antonio Lutinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2011-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences
Subjects:
ants
vectors
public health care
environment
hospital infection
formigas
vetor mecânico
saúde pública
ambiente
infecção hospitalar
Online Access:http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/10999/pdf

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