Distribution and altitudinal structuring of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in southern Anatolia, Turkey: Their relation to human cutaneous leishmaniasis

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-279

  Simsek, Fatih M ^a   Alten, Bulent ^b   Caglar, Selim S ^b   Ozbel, Yusuf ^c   Aytekin, A Murat ^b   Kaynas, Sinan ^b   Belen, Asli ^b   Kasap, Ozge Erisoz ^b   Yaman, Mehmet ^d   Rastgeldi, Samiye ^c  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Altitudinal structuring; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Geographical distribution; Sand flies; Southern Anatolia; Turkey

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TURKEY;

EID: 40949123299     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[269:DAASOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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