Spatial and temporal changes in Lutzomyia longipalpis abundance, a Leishmania infantum vector in an urban area in northeastern Argentina

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 817-824

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

^a Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico e Investigacion de la Enfermedad de Chagas Dr Mario Fatala Chaben   (Argentina)

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

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Secretaria de Calidad de Vida   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MISIONES   (Argentina)

^f Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Lutzomyia longipalpis; Urban environment; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASON; TRANSMISSION; URBAN POPULATION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84886921506     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130047     Document Type: Article

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