Development of Leishmania orientalis in the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and the biting midge Culicoides soronensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

• Main Authors: Wetpisit Chanmol, Narissara Jariyapan, Pradya Somboon, Michelle D. Bates, Paul A. Bates
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Veterinary
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85071878621&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66676
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis is a newly described species causing human leishmaniasis in Thailand whose natural vector is unknown. L. orientalis infections in sand flies and/or biting midges under laboratory conditions have not been previously investigated. In this study, th...