Development of a Diagnostic Marker for Phlebotomus papatasi to Initiate a Potential Vector Surveillance Program in North America
Phlebotomus papatasi, an Old World sand fly species, is primarily responsible for the transmission of leishmaniasis, a highly infectious and potentially lethal disease.International travel, especially military rotations, Ash Catchers between domestic locations and P.papatasi-prevalent regions in the Middle East poses an imminent threat to the publi