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Petr Volf is professor of Parassitology at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University of Prague. Prof. Volf is one of the most important world recognized sand fly expert and with his help we are developing experimental protocols for the in vivo analysis of gene function in Phlebotomus perniciosus.

Recent publications

• High levels of anti-Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva antibodies in different vertebrate hosts from the re-emerging leishmaniosis focus in Madrid, Spain. Vet Parasitol. 2014 May 28;202(3-4):207-16.
• Comparative analysis of salivary gland transcriptomes of Phlebotomus orientalis sand flies from endemic and non-endemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Feb 27;8(2):e2709.
• Genomic confirmation of hybridisation and recent inbreeding in a vector-isolated Leishmania population. PLoS Genet. 2014 Jan;10(1):e1004092.
• The role of indigenous phlebotomine sandflies and mammals in the spreading of leishmaniasis agents in the Mediterranean region. Euro Surveill. 2013 Jul 25;18(30):20540.
• Leishmania development in sand flies: parasite-vector interactions overview. Parasit Vectors. 2012 Dec 3;5:276.