Sandflies in an urban area of transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in midwest Brazil

Sandflies in an urban area of transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in midwest Brazil

The phlebotomine fauna of Campo Grande city, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state in Brazil, an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis, has been thoroughly investigated, but all the insect collections were undertaken with automatic light traps. The present study sought to investigate the fauna in th...

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Main Authors: Dorval Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros, Oshiro Elisa Teruya, Brilhante Andreia Fernandes, Nunes Vânia Lúcia Brandão, Cristaldo Geucira, Lima Júnior Manoel Sebastião Costa, Galati Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Bichromomyia flaviscutellata
Leishmania infantum
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Phlebotomine
Natural infection
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016035

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016035

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