Phlebotomus perfiliewi transcaucasicus, a vector of leishmania infantum in northwestern Iran

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1094-1098

  Rassi, Y ^a   Javadian, E ^a   Nadim, A ^a   Rafizadeh, S ^b   Zahraii, A ^a   Azizi, K ^c   Mohebali, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Center for Diseases Control   (Iran)

^c Department of Health   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Leishmania infantum; Phlebotomus perfiliewi

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PHLEBOTOMUS PERFILIEWI; PSYCHODIDAE; SERGENTOMYIA DENTATA; SERGENTOMYIA SINTONI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; IRAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PHLEBOTOMUS;

EID: 70350512642     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0516     Document Type: Article

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