Ecology of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Jajarm County, an area with high risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in North Khorasan, Iran

Ecology of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Jajarm County, an area with high risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in North Khorasan, Iran

Abstract The present study was conducted to investigate the ecological aspects of sand flies in southwestern North Khorasan, in which cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major has been reported with the highest annual incidence in Iran. Sampling was carried out in four localities including:...

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Main Authors: Hasan Jalali, Seyed Hassan Nikookar, Nasibeh Hosseini-Vasoukolaei, Elham Jahanifard, Ahmad Ali Enayati, Farzad Motevalli-Haghi, Jamshid Yazdani-Charati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Zoology
Subjects:
Sand fly
Ecological aspects
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Biodiversity
Synanthropic index
northern Khorasan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-022-00113-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-022-00113-0

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