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Distinct Transmission Cycles of<i>Leishmania tropica</i>in 2 Adjacent Foci, Northern Israel
1 Jan 2006
Abstract excerpt
Transmission of Leishmania tropica was studied in 2 adjacent foci in Israel where vector populations differ. Only Phlebotomus sergenti was found infected with L. tropica in the southern focus; P. arabicus was the main vector in the northern focus. Rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) were incriminated as reservoir hosts in both foci. L. tropica strains from the northern focus isolated from sand flies, cutaneous...
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