Spatial distribution of phlebotomine sand flies in the Aydin Mountains and surroundings: The main focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in western Turkey

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Özbel, Yusuf ^a   Balcioǧlu, I Cüneyt ^b   Ölgen, M Kirami ^c   Şimsek, Fatih M ^d   Töz, Seray Özensoy ^a   Ertabaklar, Hatice ^d   Demir, Samiye ^e   Alkan, M Ziya ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aydin province; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Phlebotomine; Sand fly; Spatial distribution; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANIMALS; DOGS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PHLEBOTOMUS; TURKEY;

PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS TOBBI;

EID: 79952122957     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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