News tagged with sand fly
Building a better trap
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fieldwork in Peru’s Andes Mountains is demanding, especially when it involves hauling heavy equipment to remote sites that are accessible only by traversing the region’s rugged terrain.
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Sand fly barcoding in Panama reveals Leishmania strain and its potential control
In the first survey of sand flies in Panama to use genetic barcoding, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Gorgas Memorial Laboratories identified 20 sand fly species from Barro Colorado ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Parasites persuade immune cells to invite them in for dinner, says new research
The parasites that cause leishmaniasis use a quirky trick to convince the immune system to effectively invite them into cells for dinner, according to a new study published today in PLoS Pathogens. The re ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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