Synanthropy and diversity of Phlebotominae in an area of intense transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in the South Pantanal floodplain, Midwest Brazil.

Synanthropy and diversity of Phlebotominae in an area of intense transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in the South Pantanal floodplain, Midwest Brazil.

Phlebotomines have been recorded from a wide variety of habitats, and some of these vector species have shown preference for human environments, with high levels of adaptation. This study evaluated the degree of preference of these vectors for urban, rural, and forested environments (synanthropic be...

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Main Authors: Suellem Petilim Gomes Barrios, Luciana Escalante Pereira, Neiva Zandonaide Nazário Monaco, Gustavo Graciolli, Aline Etelvina Casaril, Jucelei de Oliveira Moura Infran, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Wagner de Souza Fernandes, Antônio Conceição Paranhos Filho, Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215741

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