Potential vectors of Leishmania spp. in an Atlantic Forest conservation unit in northeastern Brazil under anthropic pressure

Potential vectors of Leishmania spp. in an Atlantic Forest conservation unit in northeastern Brazil under anthropic pressure

Abstract Background Phlebotomines are a group of insects which include vectors of the Leishmania parasites that cause visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), diseases primarily affecting populations of low socioeconomic status. VL in Brazil is caused by Leishmania infantum, wit...

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Main Authors: Marcos Paulo Gomes Pinheiro, Cássio Lázaro Silva-Inacio, Marcel Miranda de Medeiros Silva, Paulo Sérgio Fagundes de Araújo, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo Ximenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Phlebotomines
Seasonality
Atlantic Forest
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Evandromyia walkeri
Psychodopygus wellcomei
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04523-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04523-2

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