Sand Flies of the Subgenus Adlerius (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an Endemic Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Introduction of Phlebotomus (Adlerius) comatus as a New Record for Iran.

Background: Sand flies of subgenus Adlerius has a wide geographical distribution in Iran and are mostly found in wild form in mountainous areas. They are always considered as probable vectors of visceral leishmaniasis. The ob- jective of this study was to determine the Adlerius species and its comp...

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Main Authors: Ali Reza Zahraei-Ramazani, Dinesh Kumar, MohammadReza Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Abdollah Naghian, Reza Jafari, Mohammad Reza Shirzadi, Hamid Abdoli, Hassan Soleimani, Niloofar Shareghi, Maryam Ghanei, Mohammad Hossein Arandian, AhmadAli Hanafi-Bojd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/266