Sand flies: Basic information on the vectors of leishmaniasis and their interactions with Leishmania parasites

Affiliations

Pedro Cecílio: Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Anabela Cordeiro-da-Silva: i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto
Fabiano Oliveira: Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Abstract

In this review, numerous aspects of sand flies as vectors of Leishmania parasites—from biology to the vector parasite interactions—are discussed.