Natural transovarial and transstadial transmission of Leishmania infantum by naïve Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks blood feeding on an endemically infected dog in Shiraz, south of Iran

Conclusions
The natural transovarial and transstadial passage of kDNA through ticks was shown by PCR.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - August 4, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Dabaghmanesh, T., Asgari, Q., Moemenbellah-Fard, M. D., Soltani, A., Azizi, K. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research