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Lysenko & Beljaev 1, among others, have recently proposed that the malariologist’s concept of Vectorial Capacity will occupy a central place in future quantitative studies of leishmaniasis. The Vectorial Capacity should have an important role to play because the malarias and the leishmaniases have much in common, particularly in their mode of transmission. The vectors are flies which have cycles of bloodfeeding and egg-laying. The parasite has a latent period in the fly which may be quite long relative to the fly’s life expectancy. Further, although the leishmaniases are noted for their broad taste in vertebrate hosts, some species of Leishmania in some places have, in common with human Plasmodium species, just one principal vertebrate host which is infectious to the vector. Indian and Kenyan Le. donovani are examples.
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Dye, C. (1989). Why Measure the Vectorial Capacity of Sandflies?. In: Hart, D.T. (eds) Leishmaniasis. NATO ASI Series, vol 171. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1575-9_30
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