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Experimental transmission of Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites by biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
11 Jun 2021
Abstract excerpt
Leishmania parasites, causative agents of leishmaniasis, are currently divided into four subgenera: Leishmania, Viannia, Sauroleishmania and Mundinia. The recently established subgenus Mundinia has a wide geographical distribution and contains five species, three of which have the potential to infect and cause disease in humans. While the other Leishmania subgenera are transmitted exclusively by phlebotomine sand...
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