Phlebotomus perniciosus |
A vector of kala azar in the Mediterranean region. (05 Mar 2000) |
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Phlebotomus sergenti |
A vector of Leishmania tropica, the cause of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
Phlebotomus verrucarum |
A form found in Peru that transmits Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
phlebotomy |
<procedure, surgery> To puncture a vein for the purpose of withdrawing blood. Origin: Gr. Phlebos = vein. (11 Jun 1998) |
phlebovirus |
A genus of the family bunyaviridae comprising many viruses, most of which are transmitted by phlebotomus flies and cause phlebotomus fever. The type species is sandfly fever sicilian virus, which is not part of the antigenic complex sandfly fever group viruses. (12 Dec 1998) |