Natural Breeding Places for Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Semiarid Region of Bahia State, Brazil

Few microhabitats have been previously identified as natural breeding places for phlebotomine sand flies so far, and little is known about the influence of climate variables in their density. The present study was conducted in a dry region with a semiarid climate, where visceral leishmaniasis occurs...

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Main Authors: Bruno Sangiorgi, Daniel Neves Miranda, Diego Ferreira Oliveira, Edivaldo Passos Santos, Fernanda Regis Gomes, Edna Oliveira Santos, Aldina Barral, José Carlos Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/124068
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