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Dogs infected with Leishmania parasites smell more attractive to female sand flies – Phys.org
Dogs infected with the Leishmania parasite smell more attractive to female sand flies than males, say researchers.
Dogs infected with the Leishmania parasite smell more attractive to female sand flies than males, say researchers.
The study published in PLOS Pathogens is led by Professor Gordon Hamilton of Lancaster University.
In Brazil, the parasite Leishmania infantum is transmitted by the bite of infected female Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies.
Globally over 350 million people are at risk of leishmaniasis, with up to 300,000 new cases annually. In Brazil alone there are approximately 4,500 deaths each year…
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