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Changes in Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Composition Following Insecticide Thermal Fogging in a Rural Setting of Western Panamá
(PLOS ONE, 2013-01-09)
American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, ACL, is a zoonotic disease with a large richness of co-occurring vector species in transmission foci. Here, we describe changes in patterns of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: ...
Characterization of a recent malaria outbreak in the autonomous indigenous region of Guna Yala, Panama
(BioMed Central, 2015-11-17)
Background: This study aims to describe the epidemiological and entomological factors associated with a recent malaria outbreak that occurred in 2012 in a socially marginalized population from Guna Yala Comarca in Panama. ...
Leishmaniasis sand fly vector density reduction is less marked in destitute housing after insecticide thermal fogging
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Insecticide thermal fogging (ITF) is a tool to control vector borne diseases. Insecticide application
success for vector control has been associated with housing materials and architecture. Vector abundance ...