Lutzomyia wellcomei Fraiha, Shaw & Lainson (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) em Fragmento de Mata Atlântica do Rio Grande do Norte, Nordeste do Brasil

Leishmaniasis can affect humans and animals in visceral or cutaneous forms. The cutaneous form has been associated, among other species, with Lutzomyia wellcomei Fraiha, Shaw & Lainson, initially found in the Amazon region. The present study is based on monthly collections from January to Decemb...

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Main Authors: Marcos Paulo Gomes Pinheiro, José Hilário Tavares da Silva, Vanessa da Escóssia Pegado Silva, Maria Jaqueline de Andrade, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo Ximenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Entomologistas do Brasil 2013-12-01
Series:EntomoBrasilis
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Online Access:http://www.periodico.ebras.bio.br/ojs/index.php/ebras/article/view/ebrasilis.v6i3.314