Leishmania infection and blood sources analysis in Phlebotomus chinensis (Diptera: Psychodidae) along extension region of the loess plateau, China

• Main Authors: Han-Ming Chen (Author), Hui-Ying Chen (Author), Feng Tao (Author), Jing-Peng Gao (Author), Kai-Li Li (Author), Hua Shi (Author), Heng Peng (Author), Ya-Jun Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was one of the most important parasitic diseases in China, caused by Leishmania protozoans and transmitted by sand flies. Recently VL cases have reappeared in China, including the extension region of the Loess Plateau. The purpose of this study was to...