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• Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 82 (4) • Dec 1987 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761987000400003   copy

Identification of vector species (Diptera: Simuliidae) of human onchocerciasis in the Amazonia focus of Brazil and Venezuela

Identificação das espécies vetoras (Diptera: Simuliidae) de oncocercose humana no foco da Amazônia do Brasil e da Venezuela

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

The taxonomic status of three Amazonian simuliid species, Simulium guianese Wise, S. oyapockense Floch & Abonnenc and S. yarzabali Ramirez Perez is reviewed. Simulium cuasisanguineum Ramirez Perez, Yarzabal & Peterson is synonymized with S. oyapockense, and S. yarzabali is revalidated from its synonymy with S. incrustatum Lutz. The role of these three species in the transmission of human onchocerciasis and mansonelliasis in Amazonia is reviewed.

Simuliidae; vector species onchocerciasis; Amazonia

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