Publications by authors named "Michelle Cristina de Queiroz Pontes"
Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the region of Saquarema: potential area of visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil Michelle Cristina de Queiroz Pontes Wagner Lança Passos Andressa Alencaste Fuzari Beatriz Gomes Brazil
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
February 2012
Introduction: Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of Leishmania infantum chagasi in the Americas.
Methods: Phlebotomine captures were conducted during 2008 and 2009 in a rural area endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis located in the municipality of Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro.
Results: Among other species captured, we observed the presence of Lutzomyia longipalpis.