Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in eight Balkan countries: historical review and region-wide entomological survey

Abstract Background Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are medically important vectors of human and veterinary disease-causing agents. Among these, the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), and phleboviruses are of utmost importance. Despite such significance, updated information about...

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Main Authors: Vit Dvorak, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Vladimir Ivovic, Ognyan Mikov, Jovana Stefanovska, Franjo Martinkovic, Jasmin Omeragic, Igor Pajovic, Devrim Baymak, Gizem Oguz, Kristyna Hlavackova, Marketa Gresova, Filiz Gunay, Slavica Vaselek, Nazli Ayhan, Tereza Lestinova, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj, Darinka Klaric Soldo, Ivelina Katerinova, Simona Tchakarova, Ayda Yılmaz, Begum Karaoglu, Jose Risueno Iranzo, Perparim Kadriaj, Enkelejda Velo, Yusuf Ozbel, Dusan Petric, Petr Volf, Bulent Alten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04448-w