Entomological survey of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a new focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis in Iran

Acta Tropica

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-326

  Yaghoobi Ershadi, M R ^a   Akhavan, A A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecology; Iran; Leishmaniosis; Psychodidae; Sandflies; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; ENTOMOLOGY; LEISHMANIASIS; MONITORING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; NONHUMAN; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONS; ZOONOSES;

IRAN;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; DIPTERA; GERBILLINAE; HEXAPODA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PROTOZOA; PSYCHODIDAE; SERGENTOMYIA; SERGENTOMYIA SINTONI;

EID: 0032700822     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00038-8     Document Type: Article

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