Ecological aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: 4. Observations on the endophilic behavior of the sandfly and the vectorial role of Psychodopygus intermedius in the Ribeira Valley region of the S.Paulo State, Brazil Aspectos ecológicos da leishmaniose tegumentar americana: 4. Observações sobre o comportamento endófilo de flebotomíneos e papel vetorial de Psychodopygus intermedius na região do Vale do Ribeira, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil
The invasive tendency of Psychodopygus intermedius in the home environment, observed initially by Forattini et al. (1976), has now been confirmed by the demonstration of its high endophilic ability and by the use of human residences for shelter. Populations such as Lutzomyia migonei and Pintomyia fi...
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Universidade de São Paulo
1986-08-01
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| Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101986000400003 |