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Breeding structure of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) in Brazil.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 1999
Mutebi J P, Alexander B, Sherlock I, Wellington J, Souza A A, Shaw J, Rangel E F, Lanzaro G C
Abstract excerpt
Eleven populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva), the sand fly vector of Leishmania chagasi, from different areas of Brazil were analyzed for genetic variation at 16 enzyme loci. In this region, the prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. chagasi is spotty and reproductive isolation among populations of Lu. longipalpis has been reported. It is thought that morphologically similar cryptic...
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