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Molecular detection of Leishmania DNA and identification of blood meals in wild caught phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from southern Portugal

BACKGROUND: Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum which is transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) is endemic in the Mediterranean basin. The main objectives of this study were to (i) detect Leishmania DNA and (ii) identify blood meal sources in wild cau...

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Autores principales: Maia, Carla, Parreira, Ricardo, Cristóvão, José Manuel, Freitas, Ferdinando Bernardino, Afonso, Maria Odete, Campino, Lenea
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0787-4