| first molecular detection of leishmania infantum in sergentomyia minuta (diptera, psychodidae) in alentejo, southern portugal. | protozoan parasites, such as leishmania spp., are the causative agents of many insect-borne infectious diseases with medical and veterinary importance. leishmaniasis, caused by leishmania spp., is transmitted by female phlebotomine sand flies. in the alentejo region of portugal, located at the north of algarve, cases of human and canine leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum have been notified. however, no recent studies regarding the sand fly fauna in the region are available. we therefore ... | 2017 | 28647427 |