Development of Leishmania parasites in Culicoides nubeculosus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and implications for screening vector competence

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 967-970

  Seblova, V ^a   Sadlova, J ^a   Carpenter, S ^b   Volf, P ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biting midge; Leishmania transmission; vector competence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA ENRIETTII; LEISHMANIASIS;

ARTHROPODA; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CULICOIDES NUBECULOSUS; DIPTERA; FORCIPOMYIA; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA ENRIETTII; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 84866397779     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME12053     Document Type: Article

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