A molecular analysis of sand fly blood meals in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic region of northwestern Ethiopia reveals a complex host-vector system

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL, or “kala-azar”) is a major cause of disability and death, especially in East Africa. Its vectors, sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), are poorly controlled and guarded against in these regions, owing in part to a lack of understanding about their...

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Main Authors: Solomon Yared, Araya Gebresilassie, Ibrahim Abbasi, Essayas Aklilu, Oscar D. Kirstein, Meshesha Balkew, Adam S. Brown, Ronald M. Clouse, Alon Warburg, Asrat Hailu, Teshome Gebre-Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019357925