Natural infection of phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a visceral-leishmaniasis focus in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Infecção natural de flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae) em foco de leishmaniose visceral no Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

Natural infection of phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a visceral-leishmaniasis focus in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Infecção natural de flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae) em foco de leishmaniose visceral no Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

The main purpose of this study was to investigate natural infection by Leishmania in phlebotomine females in a visceral-leishmaniasis focus in Antonio João county in Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Between June and October 2003, the digestive tracts of 81 females captured in Aldeia Campestre, Alde...

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Main Authors: João Cezar do Nascimento, Byanca Regina de Paiva, Rosely dos Santos Malafronte, Wedson Desidério Fernandes, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Leishmania chagasi
Phlebotomines
Natural infection
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