Modeling the Distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Vectors (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Iran: A Potential Transmission in Disease Prone Areas

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 557-565

  Hanafi Bojd, Ahmad Ali ^a   Yaghoobi Ershadi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Haghdoost, Ali Akbar ^b   Akhavan, Amir Ahmad ^a   Rassi, Yavar ^a   Karimi, Ameneh ^a   Charrahy, Zabihollah ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

cutaneous leishmaniasis; Iran; niche modeling; Phlebotomus papatasi; Phlebotomus sergenti s.l.

Indexed keywords

PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI; PHLEBOTOMUS SERGENTI; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; PSYCHODIDAE; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; IRAN; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 84939247914     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: 19382928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv058     Document Type: Article

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