Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a focus of visceral leishmaniasis in White Nile, Sudan

Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a focus of visceral leishmaniasis in White Nile, Sudan

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been known to occur since the 1980s on the western bank of the White Nile River (Central Sudan), 150 km south of Khartoum, and has resulted in high mortality. The most recent outbreak of the disease in this area began in 2006. Entomological surveys were carried out du...

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Main Authors: Sally Osman Widaa, Khalid Awadelkarim Ahmed, Amel Ahmed Elsheikh Bari, Mayada Mohmmedelhassan Ali, Mihad Abdelaal Ibrahim, Mohammed Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Hamid Awadelkarim Mastour, Zakkiah Algali Yagi, Mo'awia Mukhtar Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
VL
Phlebotomus orientalis
White Nile
Sudan
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000400005&lng=en&tlng=en

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