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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in northwestern Saudi Arabia: identification of sand fly fauna and parasites
BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease transmitted by the bite of an infected sand fly. This disease is highly prevalent in Saudi Arabia where Leishmania major and L. tropica are the etiological agents. In the region of Hail, northwestern of Saudi Arabia, the incidence is...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5668970/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29096693 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2497-6 |