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Exposure to Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) Sand Flies in Rural Areas of Bihar, India: The Role of Housing Conditions

BACKGROUND: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne infectious disease, caused by the protozoan Leishmania donovani, which is transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. In an earlier study in Bihar, India, we found an association between incidence of VL and housing conditions. In the current stud...

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Autores principales: Malaviya, Paritosh, Hasker, Epco, Picado, Albert, Mishra, Mukesh, Geertruyden, Jean-Pierre Van, Das, Murari Lal, Boelaert, Marleen, Sundar, Shyam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25184542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106771