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IT has been previously shown1 that both Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. major give high infection rates when fed on Chinese hamsters infected with Leishmania infantum. In the case of P. perniciosus it was also shown that if the epipharnyx is infected flagellates are deposited during the act of feeding. Further work showed that flagellates from P. perniciosus when introduced into the skin of susceptible animals (Cricetulus griseus and Citillus citillus) produce visceral leishmaniasis. It was therefore concluded that P. perniciosus is a vector of Mediterranean kala azar.
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ADLER, S., THEODOR, O. Vectors of Mediterranean Kala Azar. Nature 130, 507 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130507a0
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