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Diurnal adult resting sites and breeding habitats of phlebotomine sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Sand flies are responsible for the transmission of several disease pathogens including Leishmania. Sand flies breed in habitats with high levels of humidity and organic matter. They are nocturnal in nature and peak activity ranges from dusk to dawn. The scientific evidence on breeding ec...

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Autores principales: Wijerathna, Tharaka, Gunathilaka, Nayana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7275303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32503610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04154-7