Molecular identification and characterization of Wolbachia and Cardinium with co-occurrence of Leishmania spp. in Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from leishmaniasis-affected areas of Thailand
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Biting midges of the genus Culicoides have been identified as potential vectors for the transmission of species of the Leishmania subgenus Mundinia, the causative agents of autochthonous leishmaniasis in Thailand. Vector competence may be potentially affected ... ...