Abundance of Lutzomyia longipalpis in urban households as risk factor of transmission of visceral leishmaniasis

Urban occurrence of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is linked to households with characteristics conducive to the presence of sand flies. This study proposes an ad hoc classification of households according to the environmental characteristics of receptivity to phlebotominae and an ento...

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Main Authors: Elisa Neves Vianna, Maria Helena Franco Morais, Andréa Sobral de Almeida, Paulo Chagastelles Sabroza, Ilka Afonso Reis, Edelberto Santos Dias, Mariângela Carneiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2016-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762016000500302&lng=en&tlng=en