Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with the appearance of urban leishmaniasis in the city of Sincelejo, Colombia

Although once associated only with rural areas, the American leishmaniasis vectors now appear to be associated also with urban and suburban areas of the Neotropics. Following the appearance of the first autochthonous visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in the urban area of the city of Sincele...

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Main Authors: Eduar Elías Bejarano, Sandra Uribe, Winston Rojas, Iván Darío Vélez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000500010