Ecology of phlebotomine sandflies and putative reservoir hosts of leishmaniasis in a border area in Northeastern Mexico: implications for the risk of transmission of Leishmania mexicana in Mexico and the USA

Leishmaniases are a group of important diseases transmitted to humans through the bite of sandfly vectors. Several forms of leishmaniases are endemic in Mexico and especially in the Southeast region. In the Northeastern region, however, there have only been isolated reports of cases and scanty recor...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez-Rojas Jorge J., Rodríguez-Moreno Ángel, Berzunza-Cruz Miriam, Gutiérrez-Granados Gabriel, Becker Ingeborg, Sánchez-Cordero Victor, Stephens Christopher R., Fernández-Salas Ildefonso, Rebollar-Téllez Eduardo A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Parasite
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017034