Maurı́cio Roberto Viana Sant'Anna

New insights on the Feeding Site and Salivation by Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) During Blood Ingestion on Host Skin

Abstract Phlebotomine sand flies are major vectors of Leishmania parasites, yet the mechanisms underlying their blood-feeding behavior remain poorly understood. In Lutzomyia longipalpis , the primary vector of Leishmania infantum in the Americas, feeding occurs via telmophagy, a...