Speculations on biting midges and other bloodsucking arthropods as alternative vectors of Leishmania

Sand flies remain the only proven vectors of Leishmania spp. but recent implementation of PCR techniques has led to increasing speculation about "alternative vectors", including biting midges. Here, we summarize that PCR has considerable limits for studing the role of bloodsucking arthropo...

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Main Authors: Seblova, Veronika, Sadlova, Jovana, Carpenter, Simon, Volf, Petr
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024269/