Lutzomyia umbratilis from an area south of the Negro River is refractory to in vitro interaction with Leishmania guyanensis

BACKGROUND Lutzomyia umbratilis, the vector for Leishmania guyanensis in northern South America, has been found naturally infected with L. guyanensis only in areas north of the Negro and Amazon rivers. While populations of this sand fly species are also found in areas south of these rivers, these po...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Paula Monalisa Nogueira, Nágila Francinete Secundino, Eric Fabrício Marialva, Cláudia Maria Ríos-Velásquez, Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000300202&lng=en&tlng=en