Sand fly and Leishmania spp. survey in Vojvodina (Serbia): first detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in sand flies and the first record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908

Sand fly and Leishmania spp. survey in Vojvodina (Serbia): first detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in sand flies and the first record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908

Abstract Background Leishmaniasis in Serbia was an endemic disease, and is considered to be eradicated for more than 40 years. In the past decade sporadic cases of canine leishmaniasis started to emerge for the first time in Vojvodina Province (previously non-endemic region of Serbia). Reports of in...

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Main Authors: Slavica Vaselek, Nazli Ayhan, Gizem Oguz, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Sara Savić, Trentina Di Muccio, Luigi Gradoni, Yusuf Ozbel, Bulent Alten, Dušan Petrić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Sand fly
Phlebotomus
Leishmaniasis
Leishmania infantum
Serbia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2386-z

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