Environmental Niche Modelling of Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Identifies Lutzomyia intermedia as the Main Vector Species in Southeastern Brazil

• Viviane Coutinho Meneguzzi ,

  * E-mail: vmeneguzzi@gmail.com

  Affiliation Tropical Medicine Unit, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Vitória, ES, Brazil

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• Claudiney Biral dos Santos,

  Affiliation Nucleus of Entomology and Malacology (Núcleo de Entomologia e Malacologia) of the Espirito Santo State Health Secretariat, Serra, ES, Brazil

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• Gustavo Rocha Leite,

  Affiliation Tropical Medicine Unit, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Vitória, ES, Brazil

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• Blima Fux,

  Current address: Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil

  Affiliation Tropical Medicine Unit, Department of Pathology, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Vitória, ES, Brazil

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• Aloísio Falqueto

  Current address: Departamento de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brasil

  Affiliation Tropical Medicine Unit, Department of Social Medicine, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Vitória, ES, Brazil

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