Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to identify host-feeding preferences of Phlebotomus species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in endemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 902-906

  Burniston, Ian ^a   Roy, Lalita ^b   Picado, Albert ^a   Das, Murari ^b   Rijal, Suman ^b   Rogers, Matthew ^c   Coosemans, Marc ^d   Boelaert, Marleen ^d   Davies, Clive ^a   Cameron, Mary ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Blood meal analysis; Leishmania donovani; Phlebotomus argentipes; Phlebotomus papatasi; sand fly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; NEPAL; PHLEBOTOMUS; PHYSIOLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; NEPAL; PHLEBOTOMUS;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS ARGENTIPES; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 77956493059     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09184     Document Type: Article

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