Seasonality and prevalence of Leishmania major infection in Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu-Lemaire from two neighboring villages in central Mali.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Jennifer M Anderson, Sibiry Samake, Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez, Ibrahim Sissoko, Cheick A Coulibaly, Bourama Traoré, Constance Soucko, Boubacar Guindo, Dansine Diarra, Michael P Fay, Phillip G Lawyer, Seydou Doumbia, Jesus G Valenzuela, Shaden Kamhawi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Lemaire
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001139; https://doaj.org/article/9e30ba942cfc40d4a39e35a5bb867ef8

Phlebotomus duboscqi is the principle vector of Leishmania major, the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), in West Africa and is the suspected vector in Mali. Although found throughout the country the seasonality and infection prevalence of P. duboscqi has not been established in Mali. W...