Chicken blood provides a suitable meal for the sand fly <it>Lutzomyia longipalpis </it>and does not inhibit <it>Leishmania </it>development in the gut
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study was to address the role of chickens as bloodmeal sources for female <it>Lutzomyia longipalpis </it>and to test whether chicken blood is harmful to <it>Leishmania </it>parasite development...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
| Online Access: | http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/3/1/3 |