Genetic structure of natural populations of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the Brazilian northeastern region

In Latin America, Lutzomyia longipalpis is the principal vector of Leishmania chagasi, and is associated with the majority of active foci of visceral leishmaniasis. In spite of the fact that this sand fly is spread practically throughout the entire Neotropical Region, its distribution is not uniform...

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Published in:	Acta tropica Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 15 - 24
Main Authors:	de Queiroz Balbino, Valdir, Coutinho-Abreu, Iliano Vieira, Sonoda, Ivan Vieira, Melo, Márcia Almeida, de Andrade, Paulo Paes, de Castro, José Adail Fonseca, Rebêlo, José Macário, Carvalho, Sílvia Maria Santos, Ramalho-Ortigão, Marcelo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01-04-2006 Elsevier
Subjects:	American visceral leishmaniasis Animals Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution Brazil Chagas Disease - transmission Diptera Genes, Insect Genetic Markers Genetic Variation Human protozoal diseases Infectious diseases Insect Vectors - genetics Leishmania chagasi Leshmaniasis Lutzomyia longipalpis Medical sciences Molecular markers Parasitic diseases Phylogeny Polymorphisms Population genetics Protozoal diseases Psychodidae Psychodidae - genetics Psychodidae - physiology Sand fly South America Brazil America Molecular markers Sand fly American visceral leishmaniasis Polymorphisms Population genetics Lutzomyia longipalpis Protozoal disease Insecta Psychodidae Kala azar Leishmaniasis Parasitosis Molecular marker Infection Arthropoda Tropical medicine Invertebrata Diptera Polymorphism
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