Identification of French Guiana sand flies using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with a new mass spectra library.

• Main Authors: Agathe Chavy (Author), Cécile Nabet (Author), Anne Cécile Normand (Author), Arthur Kocher (Author), Marine Ginouves (Author), Ghislaine Prévot (Author), Thiago Vasconcelos Dos Santos (Author), Magalie Demar (Author), Renaud Piarroux (Author), Benoît de Thoisy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Phlebotomine sand flies are insects that are highly relevant in medicine, particularly as the sole proven vectors of leishmaniasis. Accurate identification of sand fly species is an essential prerequisite for eco-epidemiological studies aiming to better understand the disease. Traditional morphologi...