Temporal and spatial variation of phlebotomine (Diptera: Psychodidae) community diversity in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area of Costa Rica

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 216-221

  Jimenez, Ana E ^a   Rojas, Julio C ^a   Vargas, Flor ^a   Herrero, Marco V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Diversity; Leishmaniasis; Lutzomyia; Species composition

Indexed keywords

CRUCIATA; DIPTERA; LUTZOMYIA CRUCIATA; LUTZOMYIA SERRANA; LUTZOMYIA SHANNONI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE; SANGUINARIA; WARILEYA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; PHLEBOTOMUS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; COSTA RICA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PHLEBOTOMUS;

EID: 0034150994     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.216     Document Type: Article

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