Phlebotomus sergenti in a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in Azilal province (High Atlas, Morocco): molecular detection and genotyping of Leishmania tropica, and feeding behavior.

• Main Authors: Malika Ajaoud (Author), Nargys Es-Sette (Author), Rémi N Charrel (Author), Abderahmane Laamrani-Idrissi (Author), Haddou Nhammi (Author), Myriam Riyad (Author), Meryem Lemrani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti is at least one of the confirmed vectors for the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica and distributed widely in Morocco. This form of leishmaniasis is considered largely as anthroponotic, although dogs were found infec...