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Intraspecific variability (rDNA ITS and mtDNA Cyt b) of Phlebotomus sergenti in Spain and Morocco.
Acta tropica - 1 Sept 2008
Barón S, Martín-Sánchez J, Gállego M, Morales-Yuste M, Boussaa S, Morillas-Márquez F
Abstract excerpt
Phlebotomus sergenti, the main vector of Leishmania tropica, is widely represented in Spain, whilst L. tropica is not an endemic species in this country. Nevertheless, the important human migrant flow from regions where L. tropica is endemic, the existence of its vector and the anthroponotic cycle of the parasite could lead to its establishment in our country. The vectorial capacity of P. sergenti could depend on...
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