Parameters of Leishmania braziliensis transmission by indoor Lutzomyia ovallesi in Venezuela

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 373-382

  Rabinovich, Jorge E ^a   Feliciangeli, M Dora ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUNYAVIRUS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PSYCHODIDAE; SEROLOGY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TEST; VENEZUELA;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LUTZOMYIA OVALLESI; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 1942533367     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.373     Document Type: Article

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