Comparative analysis of salivary gland transcriptomes of Phlebotomus orientalis sand flies from endemic and non-endemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Michaela Vlkova (Author), Michal Sima (Author), Iva Rohousova (Author), Tatiana Kostalova (Author), Petra Sumova (Author), Vera Volfova (Author), Erin L Jaske (Author), Kent D Barbian (Author), Teshome Gebre-Michael (Author), Asrat Hailu (Author), Alon Warburg (Author), Jose M C Ribeiro (Author), Jesus G Valenzuela (Author), Ryan C Jochim (Author), Petr Volf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In East Africa, Phlebotomus orientalis serves as the main vector of Leishmania donovani, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Phlebotomus orientalis is present at two distant localities in Ethiopia; Addis Zemen where VL is endemic and Melka Werer where t...