Bionomics of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an endemic focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in central Iran

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-118

  Yaghoobi Ershadi, Mohammad R ^a   Akhavan, Amir A ^a   Zahraei Ramazani, Ali R ^b   Jalali Zand, Ali R ^b   Piazak, Norair ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecology; Host preference; Infection rate; Iran; Leishmaniasis; Phlebotomus papatasi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIRD; CATTLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOLOGY; GOAT; HUMAN; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SEASON; SHEEP; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOLOGY; GOATS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHLEBOTOMUS; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZOONOSES;

AVES; CAPRA HIRCUS; DIPTERA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; OVIS ARIES; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS (PROPER); PHLEBOTOMUS (SUBGENUS); PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 22144432304     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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