Transmission of Leishmania metacyclic promastigotes by phlebotomine sand flies

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1097-1106

  Bates, Paul A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Life cycle; Metacyclic promastigotes; Promastigote secretory gel; Regurgitation; Saliva; Sand fly; Viannia

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; FLY; HEMOPHAGY; INFECTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOAN;

DISEASE CARRIER; INSECT BITE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA; LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PHLEBOTOMUS; PROMASTIGOTE; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SAUROLEISHMANIA; VIANNIA;

ANIMALS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LIZARD LEISHMANIA; MAMMALIA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; VIANNIA;

EID: 34447264232     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.04.003     Document Type: Review

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