Ecology of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the North of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Peixoto de Azevedo is located in the north of State of Mato Grosso, where environmental alterations led to an outbreak of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the 80s. The parasite from patients was characterized as Leishmania (V.) braziliensis. The aim of this study is to contribute to the sand fly...

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Published in:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Alfredo CR Azevedo, Nataly A Souza, Cláudio RV Meneses, Wagner A Costa, Simone M Costa, José B Lima, Elizabeth F Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400002