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Diversity patterns, Leishmania DNA detection, and bloodmeal identification of Phlebotominae sand flies in villages in northern Colombia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
González Camila, León Cielo, Paz Andrea, López Marla, Molina Gisell, Toro Diana, Ortiz Mario, Cordovez Juan Manuel, Atencia María Claudia, Aguilera Germán, Tovar Catalina
Abstract excerpt
Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases exhibiting complex transmission cycles due to the number of parasite species circulating, sand fly species acting as vectors and infected mammals, including humans, which are defined in the New World as accidental hosts. However, current transmission scenarios are changing, and the disease is no longer exclusively related to forested areas but urban transmission foci...
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