Second Blood Meal by Female<i> Lutzomyia longipalpis</i>: Enhancement by Oviposition and Its Effects on Digestion, Longevity, and<i> Leishmania</i> Infection

<div>Light microscopy image of infected gut (a) and cardia after second blood feed in infected (b) and uninfected (c) sand flies. Females were infected with<i> L. mexicana</i> parasites in the first blood feeding and fed only with blood in the second blood feed. Note gut epithelium (arrowhead) and<i> Leishmania</i> parasites (arrows). GL: gut lumen. Magnification 100x.</div>

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Figure 6: Second Blood Meal by Female<i> Lutzomyia longipalpis</i>: Enhancement by Oviposition and Its Effects on Digestion, Longevity, and<i> Leishmania</i> Infection 

Figure 6 | Second Blood Meal by Female Lutzomyia longipalpis: Enhancement by Oviposition and Its Effects on Digestion, Longevity, and Leishmania Infection 