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Phlebotomine sand fly survey in the focus of leishmaniasis in Madrid, Spain (2012–2014): seasonal dynamics, Leishmania infantum infection rates and blood meal preferences

BACKGROUND: An unusual increase of human leishmaniasis cases due to Leishmania infantum is occurring in an urban area of southwestern Madrid, Spain, since 2010. Entomological surveys have shown that Phlebotomus perniciosus is the only potential vector. Direct xenodiagnosis in hares (Lepus granatensi...

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Autores principales: González, Estela, Jiménez, Maribel, Hernández, Sonia, Martín-Martín, Inés, Molina, Ricardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28764772
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2309-z