Variable bites and dynamic populations; new insights in Leishmania transmission.
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease which kills an estimated 50,000 people each year, with its deadly impact confined mainly to lower to middle income countries. Leishmania parasites are transmitted to human hosts by sand fly vectors during blood feeding. Recent experimental work shows tha...
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Main Authors: | Samuel Carmichael (Author), Ben Powell (Author), Thomas Hoare (Author), Pegine B Walrad (Author), Jonathan W Pitchford (Author) |
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2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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