Abstract:Background: The recent geographic expansion of Leishmania infantum vectors in the triple border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay has highlighted the need to know the seasonality, parasite infection rate, and the factors that contribute the dispersal and handling of this parasite.
Methods: Entomological, quantitative longitudinal studies were conducted in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, where sand fly abundance was higher in cross-sectional studies. Monthly sand fly samplings occurred in 2014-2015. LeishmaniaDNA … Show more
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