Leishmania manipulation of sand fly feeding behavior results in enhanced transmission.
In nature the prevalence of Leishmania infection in whole sand fly populations can be very low (<0.1%), even in areas of endemicity and high transmission. It has long since been assumed that the protozoan parasite Leishmania can manipulate the feeding behavior of its sand fly vector, thus enhanci...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.0030091&type=printable |
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