Sandflies in an endemic area for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1984-2961,0103-846X
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612019073