Discrimination of Phlebotomus perfiliewi transcaucasicus, Ph. major sensu lato and Ph. tobbi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Using Morphometric and DNA Barcoding Methods in the Endemic Foci of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Ardabil Province, North West of Iran

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala-azar, and prevalent in more than 70 countries and sev­eral regions of Iran. It is one of the main diseases transmitted by sand flies. In this work, geometric morphometrics and DNA barcoding were employed as novel techniques to enhance the d...

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Main Authors: Alireza Barmaki, Yavar Rassi, Azad Absavaran, Amir Ahmad Akhavan, Eslam Moradi-Asl, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani, Sayena Rafizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1704
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