Distribution and seasonality of phlebotomus sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis foci, Judean Desert, Israel

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-328

  Orshan, L ^a   Szekely, D ^b   Khalfa, Z ^a   Bitton, S ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b Israel Ministry of the Environmental Protection   (Israel)

^c Regional Municipality Mate Binyamin   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Phlebotomus papatasi; Phlebotomus sergenti; Sand fly ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; ISRAEL; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; PHLEBOTOMUS; POPULATION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

LEISHMANIA TROPICA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PHLEBOTOMUS SERGENTI; PHLEBOTOMUS SYRIACUS; PHLEBOTOMUS TOBBI; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 77951996866     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09096     Document Type: Article

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