Lutzomyia longipalpis in Clorinda, Formosa province, an area of potential visceral leishmaniasis transmission in Argentina

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 475-476

  Salomón, Oscar D ^a   Orellano, Pablo W ^a  

^a National Ministry of Health   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

CLORINDA; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 26444553602     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000500005     Document Type: Article

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