First occurrence of the human biting midge Leptoconops brasiliensis (Lutz) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the triple border of Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia.
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1. Programa de Ecologia de Doênças Transmissíveis na Amazônia, Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane, Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Manaus, AM. 2. Coordenação de Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM. 3. Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, AM. 4. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Monte Negro, RO. Address to: Dr. Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa. Biodiversidade em Saúde/Instituto Leônidas & Maria Deane/FIOCRUZ-AM. Rua Teresina 476, Adrianópolis, 69057-070 Manaus, AM, Brasil. Phone: 55 92 3621-2335 e-mail: [email protected] Received in 25/03/2010 Accepted in 08/09/2011 First occurrence of the human biting midge Leptoconops brasiliensis (Lutz) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the triple border of Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 45 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012