Global mean AVHRR-derived NDVI image for 1987
Vector: Phlebotomus spp., Lutzomyia spp. (sandflies); transmission generally more common in rural areas, or in less developed parts of urban areas; little known about breeding habitat; may be associated with thick forests in Americas
Reservoir: Variable, depending on complex, location; can be human, rodent, sloth, hyrax, marsupial, or dog/fox; more known about the environmental parameters of the reservoirs than of the vector
Occurrence
Global mean AVHRR-derived NDVI image for 1987
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