Encyclopedia of Parasitology

2008 Edition
| Editors: Heinz Mehlhorn

Phlebotomidosis

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48996-2_2407
Disease due to infestation with phlebotomids, see Table 1.
Table 1

Phlebotomids and control measurements

Parasite

Host

Vector for

Symptoms

Country

Therapy

   

Products

Application

Compounds

Phlebotomus spp. (Sand flies)

Dog, man

Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania tropica, Leishmania braziliensis

Edema, allergic reactions

Tropic, subtropic areas of Asia, Africa, America, Europe (Greece, Spain, Italy)

1% Vapona insecticide (Durvet)

Spray

Diclorvos

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