Publications
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| detection of leishmania amazonensis and leishmania braziliensis in culicoides (diptera, ceratopogonidae) in an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the brazilian amazonia. | biting midges in the genus culicoides act as vectors of arboviruses throughout the world and as vectors of filariasis in latin america, the caribbean, and parts of africa. although culicoides spp. are currently not considered to be vectors of leishmania protozoa, the high abundance of biting midges in areas with active cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission points to the possibility of culicoides infection by these pathogens. we used pcr to test captured culicoides species for natural infection wi ... | 2016 | 27860021 |