Distribution and Dispersal of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus, the Northern Negev, Israel.

• Main Authors: Laor Orshan (Author), Shirly Elbaz (Author), Yossi Ben-Ari (Author), Fouad Akad (Author), Ohad Afik (Author), Ira Ben-Avi (Author), Debora Dias (Author), Dan Ish-Shalom (Author), Liora Studentsky (Author), Irina Zonstein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis has long been endemic in Israel. In recent years reported incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis increased and endemic transmission is being observed in a growing number of communities in regions previously considered free of the disease. Here we report the...