A Study of the Sandfly Population in Endemic Foci of Infantile Kala-azar in Italy
1931 ◽
Vol 22
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pp. 105-113
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The sandflies of the two largest Italian foci of visceral leishmaniasis, Naples and Catania, were studied.The following species were found : P. papatasii, P. perniciosus, P. sergenti, P. vesuvianus, sp. n., P. parroti var. italicus var. n.P. papatasii and P. perniciosus are the commonest sandflies in the areas examined.Out of 1,547 ♀♀ dissected none showed a natural infection with Leishmania.P. papatasii was infected with Italian strains of L. infantum by feeding on cultures through membranes. The infection rate was low, but in contrast to Indian strains of L. donovani in the same sandfly, the infection once established did not die out.
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2016 ◽
Vol 95
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pp. 1383-1385
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2014 ◽
Vol 19
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pp. 146-152
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2011 ◽
Vol 44
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pp. 232-242
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2014 ◽
Vol 56
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pp. 271-274
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Ecology of Lutzomyia longipalpis and Lutzomyia migonei in an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis
2014 ◽
Vol 23
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pp. 320-327
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2007 ◽
Vol 49
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pp. 119-122
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2010 ◽
Vol 52
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pp. 253-258
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1970 ◽
Vol 9
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pp. 216-222
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