Molecular identification of phlebotomine sand flies and the harbored Leishmania spp. in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Molecular identification of phlebotomine sand flies and the harbored Leishmania spp. in Sokoto State, Nigeria

IntroductionFemale sand flies are hematophagous, feeding on animals and in the process serve as vectors for Leishmania, the parasites that cause leishmaniasis in humans. Leishmaniasis are a group of parasitic neglected tropical diseases in 98 countries including Nigeria and kills ~60,000 people/year...

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Main Authors: Mahmud Usman, Audu Joseph Natala, Isa Danladi Jatau, Ndudim Isaac Ogo, Ghulam Jeelani, Yasuyuki Goto, Tomoyoshi Nozaki, James H. McKerrow, Emmanuel Oluwadare Balogun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Phylogenetics
Phlebotomus
Sergentomyia
Leishmania infantum
Sokoto
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1219629/full

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