Entomological and parasitological study on phlebotomine sandflies in central and northern Albania

Parasite

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-49

  Velo, E ^a   Paparisto, A ^b   Bongiorno, G ^c   Di Muccio, T ^c   Khoury, C ^c   Bino, S ^a   Gramiccia, M ^c   Gradoni, L ^c   Maroli, M ^c  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albania; Feeding habit; Leishmania; PCR; Phlebotomine sandfly

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FEEDING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHLEBOTOMUS; PSYCHODIDAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 15944423873     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2005121045     Document Type: Article

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