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Synthetic Sex Pheromone in a Long-Lasting Lure Attracts the Visceral Leishmaniasis Vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis, for up to 12 Weeks in Brazil

Current control methodologies have not prevented the spread of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) across Brazil. Here, we describe the development of a new tool for controlling the sand fly vector of the disease: a long-lasting lure, which releases a synthetic male sex pheromone, attractive to both sexes o...

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Autores principales: Bray, Daniel P., Carter, Vicky, Alves, Graziella B., Brazil, Reginaldo P., Bandi, Krishna K., Hamilton, James G. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002723

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