Diversity, natural infection and blood meal sources of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in the western Brazilian Amazon.
Antonio Marques Pereira JúniorAna Beatriz Nascimento SouzaThaís Santos CastroMichelli Santos da SilvaPaula Frassinetti Medeiros de PauloGabriel Eduardo Melim FerreiraJansen Fernandes de MedeirosPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2019)
Our results demonstrated that sandflies can switch between blood meal sources in differing environments. This study enhances the knowledge of the vector life cycle in RO and provides information relevant to leishmaniasis surveillance.