Feeding Preferences of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae), the Sand Fly Vector, for Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae)

Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil, is spread mostly by the bite of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva). We trapped sand flies in endemic neighborhoods near Natal, Brazil, where cases of human and dog VL were documented. Amplification...

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Published in:J Med Entomol
Main Authors: Macedo-Silva, Virgínia P., Martins, Daniella R. A., De Queiroz, Paula Vivianne Souza, Pinheiro, Marcos Paulo G., Freire, Caio C. M., Queiroz, José W., Dupnik, Kathryn M., Pearson, Richard D., Wilson, Mary E., Jeronimo, Selma M. B., Ximenes, Maria De Fátima F.M.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277188/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24605474
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