Leishmaniasis in Sardinia: II. Natural infection of Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead 1911, by Leishmania infantum Nicolle 1908, in the province of Cagliari

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Two promastigote-infected specimens of Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead, 1911, were found in the province of Cagliari, Italy. The parasites from one specimen were successfully cultured in a hamster. The isolate was typed on 11 enzymes and shown to be identical with the reference strain of Leishmania infantum s.st. This is the first typing of a leishmanial organism from naturally infected P. perniciosus.