Experimental transmission of Leishmania tropica to hamsters and mice by the bite of Phlebotomus sergenti

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 471-474

  Svobodová, Milena ^a   Votýpka, Jan ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BALB c mouse; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Mesocricetus; Transmission; Vector competence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; HAMSTER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INOCULATION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHLEBOTOMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

CRICETINAE; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; MESOCRICETUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS SERGENTI;

EID: 0038706393     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(03)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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