Identification of Bloodmeals in Wild Caught Blood Fed <I>Phlebotomus argentipes</I> (Diptera: Psychodidae) Using Cytochrome <I>b</I> PCR and Reverse Line Blotting in Bihar, India

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Identification of the source of bloodmeals in vectors plays an important role in epidemiological studies by determining the host preferences of wild sand flies in natural habitat. The anthropophilic index is a crucial component in human leishmaniasis. Bloodmeal analysis can identify the reservoir hosts of vector borne diseases. The amplification of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, followed by reverse line...

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