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| Title |
Speculations on biting midges and other bloodsucking arthropods as alternative vectors of Leishmania
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-222 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Veronika Seblova, Jovana Sadlova, Simon Carpenter, Petr Volf |
| Abstract |
Sand flies remain the only proven vectors of Leishmania spp. but recent implementation of PCR techniques has led to increasing speculation about "alternative vectors", including biting midges. Here, we summarize that PCR has considerable limits for studing the role of bloodsucking arthropods in the epidemiology of leishmaniasis. The Leishmania life cycle in the sand fly includes a complex series of interactions which are in many cases species-specific, the early phase of the infection is, however, non-specific to sand flies. These facts should be considered in detection of Leishmania in ,"alternative" or "new" vectors to avoid mistaken speculation about their vector competence. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 37% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 8% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 January 2015.
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#3,802
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#33
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