The phlebotomine sand flies fauna in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract Background Phlebotomine sand flies are dipterans of the family Psychodidae. They are very important to veterinary medicine because some species are vectors of infective forms of Leishmania spp., the etiological agents of leishmaniasis. The Parque Estadual do Rio Doce is located in an area w...

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Main Authors: Cristian Ferreira de Souza, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Paula Dias Bevilacqua, Jose Dilermando Andrade Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1227-1