A Historical Overview of the Classification, Evolution, and Dispersion of Leishmania Parasites and Sandflies

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Authors

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

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.

Topics & Keywords

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 10, Issue 3, pp. e0004349-e0004349

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004349

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