Microspatial Distributional Patterns of Vectors of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil

The purpose of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution and population trends through time of Lutzomyia species in a long-term focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in an Atlantic Forest area, northeastern Brazil. Sand fly populations of different ecological niches were monitored sp...

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Main Authors: Maria Rita Donalisio, A. Townsend Peterson, Pietra Lemos Costa, Fernando José da Silva, Hélio França Valença, Jeffrey J. Shaw, Sinval P. Brandão Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/642910