Sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis in a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in central Colombia
Lutzomyia longipalpis, 15 other species of the genus Lutzomyia, and one species of Brumptomyia were collected in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a river canyon 450 m above sea-level, in Rio Claro, Antioquia, Colombia. The presence of Lu. longipalpis is associated with the destruction...
Main Authors: | Yolanda López, Lisardo Osorio, Gilberto Alvarez, Jaime Rojas, Fernando Jiménez, Carmen Gómez, Cristina Ferro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1996-08-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000400005 |
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