Species composition of phlebotomine sand flies and bionomics of Phlebotomus orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an endemic focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Tahtay Adiyabo district, Northern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease, which is strongly associated with poverty. VL caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by Phlebotomus orientalis is endemic in various remote areas of north and north-west Ethiopia. The present study was designed t...

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Principais autores:	Araya Gebresilassie, Oscar David Kirstein, Solomon Yared, Essayas Aklilu, Aviad Moncaz, Habte Tekie, Meshesha Balkew, Alon Warburg, Asrat Hailu, Teshome Gebre-Michael
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2015-04-01
coleção:	Parasites & Vectors
Assuntos:	Bionomics Population dynamics Phlebotomus orientalis Sand fly fauna Tahtay Adiyabo Visceral leishmaniasis
Acesso em linha:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0849-7
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