Composition of sand fly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) and detection of Leishmania DNA (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in different ecotopes from a rural settlement in the central Amazon, Brazil
- Authors: Chagas ECDS, Silva AS, Fe NF, Ferreira LS, Sampaio VS, Terrazas WCM, Guerra JAO, Souza RAFD, Silveira H, Guerra MDGVB
- Publication Year: 2018
- Journal: Parasites & Vectors
- Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534747
BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania species, the etiological agents of leishmaniasis, which is one of the most important emerging infectious diseases in the Americas. In the state of Amazonas in Brazil, anthropogenic activities encourage the presence of these insects around rural homes. The present study aimed to describe the composition […]
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