Ecological niche modelling and predicted geographic distribution of Lutzomyia cruzi, vector of Leishmania infantum in South America.

• Main Authors: Everton Falcão de Oliveira (Author), Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati (Author), Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira (Author), Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel (Author), Bruno Moreira de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In some transmission foci of Leishmania infantum in Brazil, Lutzomyia cruzi could be considered the main vector of this pathogen. In addition, L. cruzi is a permissive vector of L. amazonensis. Its geographical distribution seems to be restricted and limited to Cerrado and Pantanal biomes, which inc...