Phlebotominae en una zona de leishmaniasis tegumentaria difusa en Venezuela
Phlebotominae in an area of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in Venezuela
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Bonfante-Garrido, R., Torres, R., & Morillo, N. (1981). Phlebotominae en una zona de leishmaniasis tegumentaria difusa en Venezuela [Journal articles]. https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/17185
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