Peridomiciliary latrines and Phlebotominae sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a focus of leishmaniasis in Costa Rica.
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Survey of sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 2003-2004.
We analyzed the sandflies around houses and domestic animal shelters located in residences close to forests in localities on the banks of the Araguari River, Uberlândia, MG, from February 2003 to November 2004. The phlebotomines were captured in the peridomiciliary area, where Shannon traps were utilized in the peridomicile and CDC traps in animal shelters. 2,783 specimens of sandflies were cap...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista de biologia tropical
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991