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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...
Autores principales: | Maia, Carla, Parreira, Ricardo, Cristóvão, José Manuel, Freitas, Ferdinando Bernardino, Afonso, Maria Odete, Campino, Lenea |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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