A soil emergence trap for collections of phlebotomine sand flies
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
96(2): 273-5, Feb. 2001. ilus, tab
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in English
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-281579
ABSTRACT
The identification of breeding sites of sand flies is of great epidemiological interest. A soil emergence trap for investigating potential sand fly breeding sites is described. The trap was tested in two rural areas in the Mogi Guaçu River Valley where the American cutaneous leishmaniasis is an endemic disease. Seventy-three sand fly individuals of three species, Lutzomyia intermedia s. l., L. whitmani and L. pessoai, were collected on the forest floor and peridomicile
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Main subject:
Paper
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Psychodidae
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Soil
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Breeding
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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Project document
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Superintendência de Controle de Endemias do Estado de São Paulo/BR
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