SPOTLIGHT ON LEISHMANIASIS, PHLEBOTOMUS VECTORS AND ANIMAL RESERVOIRS IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt

2 Research Institute of Medical Entomology, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt

Abstract

Small-sized sand-flies about 3 mm in length are typical for many species, which helps them in
the escaping notice. Females suck blood from various mammals including man, reptiles and
birds, which bite is not always felt, but leaves a small round, reddish bump that starts itching
hours or days later. They transmit bacterial parasitic and viral infectious diseases.

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Volume 53, Issue 3
December 2023
Pages 585-592

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