Field study of the improved rapid sand fly exposure test in areas endemic for canine leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Laura Willen (Author), Tereza Lestinova (Author), Barbora Kalousková (Author), Petra Sumova (Author), Tatiana Spitzova (Author), Rita Velez (Author), Ester Domenech (Author), Ondřej Vaněk (Author), Montserrat Gállego (Author), Pascal Mertens (Author), Petr Volf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is a severe chronic disease caused by Leishmania infantum and transmitted by sand flies of which the main vector in the Western part of the Mediterranean basin is Phlebotomus perniciosus. Previously, an immunochromatographic test (ICT) was p...