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Mechanical Transmission of Leishmania Major by Glossina Morsitans Morsitans1 (Diptera: Glossinidae)

Lawrence K. Lightner, L. W. Roberts

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Laboratory-reared Glossino morsitans morsitans mechanically transmitted 2 strains of Leishmania major following interrupted feedings on infected hamsters and mice. Since L. major foci in Africa occur within the ranges of 1 or more species of tsetse, Glossina spp. could transmit Leishmania mechanically in nature.

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Key concepts: Glossina morsitans, Glossinidae, Biology, Leishmania, Transmission (telecommunications), Vector (molecular biology), Zoology, Protozoal disease