Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the region of Saquarema: potential area of visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania infantum chagasi in the Americas. METHODS: Phlebotomine captures were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in a rural area endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis located in the municipality of Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro. RESULTS: Among other...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Michelle Cristina de Queiroz Pontes, Wagner Lança Passos, Andressa Alencaste Fuzari, Beatriz Gomes Brazil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-02-01
Subjects:	Lutzomyia longipalpis Leishmaniose visceral Rio de Janeiro
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000100023&lng=en&tlng=en