Curtains for sandflies? Controlling skin leishmaniasis in Venezuela.
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Date of publication
Dezembro 2001
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ISBN / Resource ID
eldis:A9801
The incidence of skin diseases, including leishmaniasis, spread by different varieties of sandflies in tropical areas has increased dramatically in humans. Because of deforestation, sandflies have encroached further into human settlements. Here they have begun to infect domestic animals and humans. What can be done to control this trend? Researchers studied the impact that insecticide impregnated curtains have had on skin leishmaniasis.
