Diversity, distribution and natural Leishmania infection of sand flies from communities along the Interoceanic Highway in the Southeastern Peruvian Amazon.

• Main Authors: Hugo O Valdivia (Author), Victor O Zorrilla (Author), Liz J Espada (Author), Jocelyn G Perez (Author), Hugo R Razuri (Author), Hubert Vera (Author), Roberto Fernandez (Author), Carlos Tong (Author), Bruno M Ghersi (Author), Gissella M Vasquez (Author), Roxanne G Burrus (Author), Andres G Lescano (Author), Joel M Montgomery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Peruvian-Brazilian border is a highly endemic tegumentary leishmaniasis region in South America. The interoceanic highway is a commercial route that connects Peru and Brazil through Madre de Dios and has raised concerns about its impact on previously undisturbed areas. In order to assess leishma...