Lutzomyia sand fly diversity and rates of infection by Wolbachia and an exotic Leishmania species on Barro Colorado Island, Panama.

• Main Authors: Jorge Azpurua (Author), Dianne De La Cruz (Author), Anayansi Valderama (Author), Donald Windsor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in the genus Lutzomyia are the predominant vectors of the protozoan disease leishmaniasis in the New World. Within the watershed of the Panama Canal, the cutaneous form of leishmaniasis is a continuous health threat for...