Abundance of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) and urban transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abundance of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) and urban transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

The outspread and urbanization of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Campo Grande, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, lead us to undertake the present study over diversity and abundance of sand flies in the urban area to compare with previous search carried out during 1999/2000, before the identification of t...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Orcy de Oliveira, Gilliard Rezende de Oliveira, Italo Alexander Cabello Espindola, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Phlebotominae
Lutzomyia longipalpis
visceral leishmaniasis
Mato Grosso do Sul
Brazil
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