Study on natural breeding sites of sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in areas of Leishmania transmission in Colombia

Abstract Background The location of the microhabitats where immature phlebotomine sand flies of the genus Lutzomyia develop is one of the least-known aspects of this group of medically important insects. For this reason strategies of source reduction approach for their control have not been possible...

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Main Authors: Rafael José Vivero, Carolina Torres-Gutierrez, Eduar E Bejarano, Horacio Cadena Peña, Luis Gregorio Estrada, Fernando Florez, Edgar Ortega, Yamileth Aparicio, Carlos E Muskus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0711-y