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Notes on the sand fly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a region of Brazil
Variza, Paula Fassicolo; Pereira, Thiago Nunes; Oliveira, Joice Guilherme de; Fernandes, Millena; Avelar, Daniel Moreira deThe family Psychodidae has a cosmopolitan distribution with members that occur in many habitats, mainly in humid environments, and is most diverse in the tropics. Subfamilies Sycoracinae and Phlebotominae have females with hematophagous habits and the latter studied more due to medical and veterinary interest, since it includes species that can transmit diseases to animals and humans. The knowledge about the sa...
Caracterização da fauna de flebotomíneos (diptera: psychodidae) no sul de Santa...
Variza, Paula FassicoloLeishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania spp.. The transmission of leishmaniasis occurs by the bites of infected female sandfly. Studies of clinical, biological and epidemiological characterization are fundamental for the development of individualized action and prevention strategies for leishmaniasis, since the transmission patterns, species of Leishmania vector...