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A Historical Overview of the Classification, Evolution, and Dispersion of Leishmania Parasites and Sandflies
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016 · Vol. 10(3) · pp. e0004349–e0004349
Mohammad Akhoundi✉(Hôpital l'Archet)Katrin Kuhls✉(Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau)Arnaud Cannet✉(Inserm)Jan Votýpka✉(Institute of Parasitology)Pierre Marty✉(Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice)Pascal Delaunay✉(Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire)Denis Séréno✉(Centre Occitanie-Montpellier)
Abstract
We propose an updated view of events that have played important roles in the geographical dispersion of sandflies, in relation to both the Leishmania species they transmit and the animal reservoirs of the parasites.
Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesSandflyLeishmaniaSubgenusLeishmaniasisBiologyZoologyEcologyPsychodidaeEvolutionary biologyGeography
MeSH terms
AnimalsDisease ReservoirsBiological EvolutionFossilsInsect VectorsLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisPsychodidaeHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHistory, Ancient
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