Distribution of <it>Leishmania major </it>zymodemes in relation to populations of <it>Phlebotomus papatasi </it>sand flies

<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Phlebotomus papatasi </it>(Scopoli) (Diptera: Psychodidae) is the main vector of <it>Leishmania major </it>Yakimoff & Schokhor (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), the causative agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Old W...

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Main Author: Hamarsheh Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/4/1/9