Influence of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection on the attractiveness of BALB/c mice to Nyssomyia neivai (Diptera: Psychodidae).

Influence of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection on the attractiveness of BALB/c mice to Nyssomyia neivai (Diptera: Psychodidae).

BACKGROUND:Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors for several pathogens, with Leishmania being the most important. In Brazil, the main aetiological agent of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, and Nyssomyia neivai is one of its main vectors in São Paulo state an...

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Main Authors: Flávia Benini da Rocha Silva, Danilo Ciccone Miguel, Vicente Estevam Machado, Wanderson Henrique Cruz Oliveira, Thais Marchi Goulart, Christiann Davis Tosta, Hildete Prisco Pinheiro, Mara Cristina Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214574

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214574

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