Physiological Age Structure and Leishmania spp. Detection in Phlebotomus (Larroussius) orientalis (Parrot, 1936) (Diptera: Psychodidae) at an Endemic Focus of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northern Ethiopia

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani is endemic in northern Ethiopia, where P. orientalis is the most important presumed vector. This study was designed to determine the physiological age structure and the occurrence of Leishmania infection in the vector of VL in Tahtay Adiyabo...

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Main Authors: Araya Gebresilassie, Ibrahim Abbasi, Oscar David Kirstein, Essayas Aklilu, Solomon Yared, Habte Tekie, Meshesha Balkew, Alon Warburg, Asrat Hailu, Teshome Gebre-Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/710528