Bionomics of Phlebotomus argentipes in villages in Bihar, India with insights into efficacy of IRS-based control measures.

• Main Authors: David M Poché (Author), Rajesh B Garlapati (Author), Shanta Mukherjee (Author), Zaria Torres-Poché (Author), Epco Hasker (Author), Tahfizur Rahman (Author), Aakanksha Bharti (Author), Vishnu P Tripathi (Author), Suman Prakash (Author), Rahul Chaubey (Author), Richard M Poché (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a deadly vector-borne disease. Approximately 90% of Indian VL cases occur in Bihar, where the sand fly, Phlebotomus argentipes, is the principal vector. Sand fly control in Bihar consists of indoor residual spraying (IRS), the practice of spraying the inner walls of vi...