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Diversity, natural infection and blood meal sources of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon
1 Jan 2019
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BACKGROUND: The state of Rondônia (RO) is a hot spot for human cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Many sandfly species in RO are putative vectors of leishmaniasis. OBJECTIVES: This study examines the diversity patterns and the presence of Leishmania DNA and blood meal sources of sandflies in RO. METHODS: A sandfly survey was performed between 2016 and 2018 in 10 municipalities categorised into three different...
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