Cutaneous leishmaniasis and sand fly fluctuations are associated with el niño in panamá.
BACKGROUND:Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical vector-borne disease. Sand fly vectors (SF) and Leishmania spp parasites are sensitive to changes in weather conditions, rendering disease transmission susceptible to changes in local and global scale climatic patterns. Nevertheless, it...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183471?pdf=render |