Leishmania DNA detection and species characterization within phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a peridomicile-forest gradient in an Amazonian/Guianan bordering area.

In the border region between Brazil and French Guiana, American cutaneous leishmaniasis is a worrisome public health issue, and entomological studies are required there to better identify classical and putative emerging transmission patterns. The present study aimed to detect and characterize Leishm...

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Main Authors: Thiago Vasconcelos Dos Santos, Daniela de Pita-Pereira, Thais Araújo-Pereira, Constança Britto, Fernando Tobias Silveira, Marinete Marins Póvoa, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219626