| behaviour of lutzomyia longipalpis in an area of southern honduras endemic for visceral/atypical cutaneous leishmaniasis. | the predominant sandfly in las maria de pavana, choluteca, honduras, was found to be lutzomyia longipalpis, most (69%) of the 791 specimens of this species caught being male. when local lu. longipalpis were studied over 1 year (1986-1987) using cdc traps, peaks in the size of the adult population were observed in december and july, each after a period of rain. most [51% (24/47)-67% (97/144)] of the flies caught inside houses were female whereas most [55% (6/11)-56% (37/66)] of those caught outsi ... | 1998 | 10396347 |
| taeniasis-cysticercosis in honduras. | data on human taeniasis and human and animal cysticercosis from honduras were gathered from laboratory, medical and slaughterhouse records, proglottid identification and surveys. the infection rate for human taeniasis was 2.7/1000 individuals at the university hospital, 10/1000 in the southern provinces of choluteca and valle, and 0.6/1000 in cortes and atlantida in the north. in surveys, the rates found ranged from 14 to 62/1000 in 9 of 15 communities studied. taenia solium was identified in 13 ... | 1991 | 1755064 |