Seasonality and prevalence of Leishmania major infection in Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu-Lemaire from two neighboring villages in central Mali.

Seasonality and prevalence of Leishmania major infection in Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu-Lemaire from two neighboring villages in central Mali.

Phlebotomus duboscqi is the principle vector of Leishmania major, the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in West Africa and is the suspected vector in Mali. Although found throughout the country the seasonality and infection prevalence of P. duboscqi has not been established in Mali. W...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M Anderson, Sibiry Samake, Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez, Ibrahim Sissoko, Cheick A Coulibaly, Bourama Traoré, Constance Soucko, Boubacar Guindo, Dansine Diarra, Michael P Fay, Phillip G Lawyer, Seydou Doumbia, Jesus G Valenzuela, Shaden Kamhawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3091838?pdf=render

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