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Seasonal dynamics, Leishmania diversity, and nanopore-based metabarcoding of blood meal origins in Culicoides spp. in the newly emerging focus of leishmaniasis in Northern Thailand.
Parasites & vectors - 19 Sept 2024
Promrangsee Chulaluk, Sriswasdi Sira, Sunantaraporn Sakone, Savigamin Chatuthanai, Pataradool Thanapat, Sricharoensuk Chatchapon, Boonserm Rungfar, Ampol Rinnara, Pruenglampoo Pitchayaporn, Mungthin Mathirut, Schmidt-Chanasit Jonas, Siriyasatien Padet, Preativatanyou Kanok
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical cases of leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites have been increasingly reported in Southeast Asia, particularly Thailand. Recent evidence has shown that Leishmania (Mundinia) parasites successfully developed into infective metacyclic promastigotes in Culicoides biting midges, strongly supporting their putative role in disease transmission. However, Culicoides diversity, host...
Topics
- Animals
- Ceratopogonidae
- Thailand
- Leishmania
- Insect Vectors
- Seasons
- Female
- DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
- Nanopores