Combining climatic projections and dispersal ability: a method for estimating the responses of sandfly vector species to climate change.

• Main Authors: Dominik Fischer (Author), Philipp Moeller (Author), Stephanie M Thomas (Author), Torsten J Naucke (Author), Carl Beierkuhnlein (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In the Old World, sandfly species of the genus Phlebotomus are known vectors of Leishmania, Bartonella and several viruses. Recent sandfly catches and autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis hint on spreading tendencies of the vectors towards Central Europe. However, studies addressing pote...