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The paratransgenic sand fly: A platform for control of Leishmania transmission
BACKGROUND: Leishmania donovani is transmitted by the bite of the sand fly, Phlebotomus argentipes. This parasite is the agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), an endemic disease in Bihar, India, where prevention has relied mainly on DDT spraying. Pesticide resistance in sand fly populations, environ...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121692/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21595907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-82 |