›› 2006, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (4): 13-298.

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Research Progress on the Resting Habits of Major Sandflies and Control Strategy

XIONG Guang-hua;JIN Chang-fa   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Center for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-08-30 Published:2006-08-30

Abstract: Based on the comprehensive studies in the past years, the authors reviewed important findings on biology, especially the resting habits, of the four major species of sandflies transmitting visceral leishmaniasis. The effective ways for sandfly control were also discussed.

Key words: Sandfly, Resting habits, Visceral leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus chinensis