Ecological Perspectives on Leishmaniasis Parasitism Patterns: Evidence of Possible Alternative Vectors for <i>Leishmania</i> (<i>Leishmania</i>) <i>infantum</i> (syn. <i>L. chagasi</i>) and <i>Leishmania</i> (<i>Viannia</i>) <i>braziliensis</i> in Piauí, Brazil

Leishmaniasis is difficult to control due to clinical and vector diversity associated with the complex life cycle of <i>Leishmania</i> parasites, which are transmitted by sandflies. This study investigated the presence of <i>Leishmania</i> DNA in sandfly vectors, their blood...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Raimundo Leoberto Torres de Sousa, Thais Araujo-Pereira, Silvia Alcântara Vasconcelos, Simone Mousinho Freire, Oriana Bezerra Lima, Jacenir Reis dos Santos-Mallet, Mauricío Luiz Vilela, Victor Manoel de Sousa Vasconcelos, Etielle Barroso de Andrade, Régis Gomes, Clarissa Teixeira, Bruno Moreira Carvalho, Daniela Pita-Pereira, Constança Britto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Phlebotominae disease vectors host–parasite interactions <i>Leishmania</i> spp. environmental monitoring Piauí state
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/9/930