A Historical Overview of the Classification, Evolution, and Dispersion of Leishmania Parasites and Sandflies.

• Main Authors: Mohammad Akhoundi (Author), Katrin Kuhls (Author), Arnaud Cannet (Author), Jan Votýpka (Author), Pierre Marty (Author), Pascal Delaunay (Author), Denis Sereno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance with the geographical evolution of the Earth, which has not been previously discussed on a large scale. METHODOLOGY AND...