"Psychodidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small, hairy, moth-like flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are PHLEBOTOMUS, Lutzomyia, and Sergentomyia.
| Descriptor ID |
D011576
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.781
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| Concept/Terms |
Moth Flies- Moth Flies
- Flies, Moth
- Fly, Moth
- Moth Fly
- Psychodinae
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychodidae" by people in Profiles.
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Determinants for the development of visceral leishmaniasis disease. PLoS Pathog. 2013 Jan; 9(1):e1003053.