Distribution and ecological aspects of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) species in Sri Lanka

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Ozbel, Yusuf ^a   Sanjoba, Chizu ^b   Alten, Bulent ^c   Asada, Masahito ^b   Depaquit, Jerome ^d   Matsumoto, Yasunobu ^b   Demir, Samiye ^e   Siyambalagoda, R R M L R ^f   Rajapakse, R P V J ^g   Matsumoto, Yoshitsugu ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^e EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f Anti Malaria Campaign   (Sri Lanka)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Sand fly; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; SRI LANKA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PSYCHODIDAE; SRI LANKA;

BOS; DIPTERA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS ARGENTIPES; PSYCHODIDAE; SERGENTOMYIA;

EID: 79952126430     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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