Incrimination of Phlebotomus kandelakii and Phlebotomus balcanicus as vectors of Leishmania infantum in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A survey of potential vector sand flies was conducted in the neighboring suburban communities of Vake and Mtatsminda districts in an active focus of visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Using light and sticky-paper traps, 1,266 male and 1,179 female sand flies were collected during 2006-...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina Giorgobiani, Phillip G Lawyer, Giorgi Babuadze, Nato Dolidze, Ryan C Jochim, Lamzira Tskhvaradze, Konstantin Kikaleishvili, Shaden Kamhawi
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/36eaaaab4b8344fd808d60427f572b55
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