Lutzomyia longipalpis abundance in the city of posadas, northeastern argentina: Variations at different spatial scales

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 767-771

  Santini, María Soledad ^a   Fernández, María Soledad ^a,b   Pérez, Adriana Alicia ^c   Sandoval, Adolfo Enrique ^d   Salomón, Oscar Daniel ^b,e  

^a Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Instituto Municipal de Vigilancia y Control de Vectores   (Argentina)

^e Puerto Iguazú ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lutzomyia longipalpis; Spatial variation; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS;

EID: 84866996913     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000600010     Document Type: Article

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