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Intravital Microscopy Imaging of the Liver following Leishmania Infection: An Assessment of Hepatic Hemodynamics
Published on: July 28, 2015
[Note on the relations between vectors of leishmaniasis and forest trees in French Guiana]
Abstract:
The study of relationships between Phlebotomine sandflies and different species of trees, 0 to 1.5 m above ground, was carried out in the French Guiana forest. We found that certain forest trees are more propitious than others to the development or maintenance of certain leishmaniasis vectors. Lu. umbratilis, vector of Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis, represents between 28 and 88% of samples collected on trunks. The association of Lu. umbratilis and Lu. rorotaensis represents between 58 and 98% Lu. flaviscutellata, vector of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis, frequently caught on humans, was not found on tree trunks.
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