Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N.) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil Estudos sobre os hábitos alimentares de Lutzomyia (N.) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae), vetor de leishmaniose cutânea no Brasil

Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N.) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil Estudos sobre os hábitos alimentares de Lutzomyia (N.) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae), vetor de leishmaniose cutânea no Brasil

The precipitin test was applied to identify the blood meal sources of Lutzomyia intermedia, collected in two distinct habitats: inside houses and in the peridomicile, in Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, a transmission area of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis. The following antisera were tested: h...

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Main Authors: Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso, Almério Castro Gomes, Cláudio Roberto Valente Meneses, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2005-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Insetos Vetores
Psychodidae
Leishmaniose
Insect Vectors
Leishmaniasis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2005000600030

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