The potential distribution of phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Libya based on ecological niche model

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 739-745

  Abdel Dayem, M S ^a   Annajar, B B ^b   Hanafi, H A ^c   Obenauer, P J ^c  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b National Center for Disease Control   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

GIS; Leishmania; Libya; MaxEnt; Phlebotomus

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHY; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; PSYCHODIDAE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LIBYA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHODIDAE;

DIPTERA; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 84861145123     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11225     Document Type: Article

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