Contribution to the sand fly fauna (Diptera: Phlebotominae) of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Leishmania (Viannia) infections
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is endemic in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. As reports of nearby hospitals suggest, the Parque Estadual do Turvo seems to serve as a source for the disease. During three months from November 1996 to February 1997 we collected, in this park, 2,228 sand...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1999-09-01
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000500002 |