Species Composition and Seasonal Activity of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Paveh County, West of Iran

• Main Authors: Chenour Mawloudi (Author), Aref Salehzadeh (Author), Amir Hossein Zahirnia (Author), Behroz Davari (Author), Sara Ramezan Jamaat (Author), Shahryar Mawludi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Phlebotomine sand flies are biological vectors of leishmaniasis in Iran and many other countries. In order to determine fauna and seasonal activity of sand flies, an investigation was carried out in Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, west of Iran. Using sticky traps sand flies collected in 5 sites o...