Effect of Leishmania spp infection on the survival, life expectancy, fecundity and fertility of Lutzomyia longipalpis s.l. and Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis

We evaluated the effects of Leishmania spp infection on several population parameters of Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato andLutzomyia pseudolongipalpis, vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in Venezuela, under experimental conditions during the first post-feeding period. Females of both species were a...

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Main Authors: Agrela, Irma Fatima, Feliciangeli, Maria Dora
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4569823/