Feeding behavior and activity of Phlebotomus pedifer and potential reservoir hosts of Leishmania aethiopica in southwestern Ethiopia.

• Автори: Myrthe Pareyn (Автор), Abena Kochora (Автор), Luca Van Rooy (Автор), Nigatu Eligo (Автор), Bram Vanden Broecke (Автор), Nigatu Girma (Автор), Behailu Merdekios (Автор), Teklu Wegayehu (Автор), Louis Maes (Автор), Guy Caljon (Автор), Bernt Lindtjørn (Автор), Herwig Leirs (Автор), Fekadu Massebo (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health concern in Ethiopia. However, knowledge about the complex zoonotic transmission cycle is limited, hampering implementation of control strategies. We explored the feeding behavior and activity of the vector (Phlebotomus pedifer) and stu...