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Leishmaniasis
Research on leishmaniasis published by T.J. Naucke et al
April 7th, 2009
"This study has provided evidence for the natural occurrence of sandflies in Germany. Two species belonging to the genus Phlebotomus were detected," scientists in Bonn, Germany report. "Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus, a proven vector of leishmaniasis, was found in association with ail autochthonous case of canine leishmaniasis near Kaiserslautern. Two hundred thirty-seven specimens of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii were caught in 17 different locations in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The northernmost finding in Germany (and Europe) was near Cochem (Moselle). R mascittii has not yet been confirmed as a vector of leishmaniasis, but its...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-07)
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