Night and crepuscular mosquitoes and risk of vector-borne diseases in areas of piassaba extraction in the middle Negro River basin, state of Amazonas, Brazil

A study of crepuscular and night-biting mosquitoes was conducted at remote settlements along the Padauiri River, middle Negro River, state of Amazonas, Brazil. Collections were performed with human bait and a CDC-light trap on three consecutive days per month from June 2003-May 2004. In total, 1,203...

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Main Authors: Martha Cecília Suárez-Mutis, Nelson Ferreira Fé, Wilson Alecrim, José Rodrigues Coura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000100002