How To Use Phlebotomus In A Sentence
- Leishmaniasis, a globally prevalent parasitic disease occurs in three forms viz., visceral, cutaneous and mucocutaneous, transmitted by the bite of infected female Phlebotomus sandflies.
- Leishmania are protozoal parasites that are transmitted to humans by Phlebotomus sandflies.
- The disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of female sandflies (Phlebotomus or Lutzomyia).
- The local sandfly vector, Phlebotomus argentipes, is largely zoophilic, feeding on cattle. Chapter 12
