Environmental Niche Modelling of Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Identifies Lutzomyia intermedia as the Main Vector Species in Southeastern Brazil

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by sand flies. The state of Espírito Santo (ES), an endemic area in southeast Brazil, has shown a considerably high prevalence in recent decades. Environmental niche modelling (ENM) is a useful tool for...

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Autores principales: Meneguzzi, Viviane Coutinho, dos Santos, Claudiney Biral, Leite, Gustavo Rocha, Fux, Blima, Falqueto, Aloísio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5082636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27783641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164580

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5082636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27783641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164580

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