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Can floral nectars reduce transmission of Leishmania?

Evan C Palmer-YoungRyan S SchwarzYanping ChenJay D Evans
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
If nectar compounds are as effective against parasites in the sand fly gut as predicted from experiments in vitro, strategic planting of antiparasitic phytochemical-rich floral resources or phytochemically enriched baits could reduce Leishmania loads in vectors. Such interventions could provide an environmentally friendly complement to existing means of disease control.
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