Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with changing patterns in the transmission of the human cutaneous leishmaniasis in French Guiana

Between March 2000 and December 2001 a survey of the sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) of French Guiana was carried out during 14 nights of captures with CDC light-traps and Malaise traps, and resulted in the collection of 2245 individuals of 38 species. The most abundant species were Lutzomyia (T...

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Main Authors: Florence Fouque, Pascal Gaborit, Jean Issaly, Romuald Carinci, Jean-Charles Gantier, Christophe Ravel, Jean-Pierre Dedet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000100005&lng=en&tlng=en