Variáveis geográficas e climáticas preditoras da ocorrência de Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae), vetor da leishmaniose visceral do estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil

Abstract

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil. In the state of Espírito Santo (ES), the first cases of the disease were diagnosed in two municipalities in the late 1960s. Today, ten municipalities are considered endemic