%0 Journal Article %T Could Phlebotomus mascittii play a role as a natural vector for Leishmania infantum? New data %A Adelheid G. Obwaller %A Horst Asp£¿ck %A Julia Walochnik %A Mehmet Karakus %A Seray T£¿z %A Wolfgang Poeppl %A Yusuf £¿zbel %J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors". %D 2016 %R 10.1186/s13071-016-1750-8 %X The occurrence of phlebotomine sand flies in Central Europe was questioned until they were recorded for the first time in Germany in 1999, and ten years later also in Austria. The aim of this study was to investigate sand flies collected in Austria for their carrier status of Leishmania spp %K Phlebotomine sand fly %K Phlebotomus mascittii %K Leishmania infantum %K Natural infection %K Central Europe %K Austria %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992248/