Studies on the feeding habits of Lutzomyia (N.) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae), vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil Estudos sobre os hábitos alimentares de Lutzomyia (N.) intermedia (Diptera, Psychodidae), vetor de leishmaniose cutânea no Brasil

• Main Authors: Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso (Author), Almério Castro Gomes (Author), Cláudio Roberto Valente Meneses (Author), Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The precipitin test was applied to identify the blood meal sources of Lutzomyia intermedia, collected in two distinct habitats: inside houses and in the peridomicile, in Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, a transmission area of Leishmania (V.) braziliensis. The following antisera were tested: h...