Ecological and control techniques for sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with rodent reservoirs of leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Thomas M Mascari (Author), Hanafi A Hanafi (Author), Ryan E Jackson (Author), Souâd Ouahabi (Author), Btissam Ameur (Author), Chafika Faraj (Author), Peter J Obenauer (Author), Joseph W Diclaro (Author), Lane D Foil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Leishmaniasis remains a global health problem because of the substantial holes that remain in our understanding of sand fly ecology and the failure of traditional vector control methods. The specific larval food source is unknown for all but a few sand fly species, and this is particular...