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Life Sciences
Reports summarize life sciences study results from Cairo University
August 12th, 2008
"An entomological survey for sand flies was conducted at an area of cutaneous leishmaniasis-El-Nekheil in Northeast Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. Standardized sampling with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps and sticky traps was employed to determine monthly trends in species composition, density, sex ratio, and reproductive status and Leishmania infection rate of vector sand flies," scientists in Cairo, Egypt report. "A total of 621 sand flies were collected from March 2006 to November 2007. Six species representing two genera were identified, three Phlebotomus species: P papatasi, R sergenti, and R bergeroti; and three Sergentomyia species: S....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-12)
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