On ( 6 July 2020) , (Omar Hamarsheh) published a new study in (Microorganisms) titled (Population Genetics of Phlebotomus papatasi from Endemic and Nonendemic Areas for Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Morocco, as Revealed by Cytochrome Oxidase Gene Subunit I Sequencing). The article aimed to (our study highlights differences in terms of population genetics between ZCL endemic and non-endemic areas. To what extent such differences would impact the transmission of L. major by natural P. papatasi population remains to be investigated.). The results of this study demonstrated that (This work, based on a maternally inherited marker (the COI gene), highlights clear differences in the genetic structure between P. papatasi populations living the L. major-endemic area of Ouarzazate and those of non-endemic areas of central Morocco. In addition, morphological differences have been reported in P. papatasi populations in Morocco .).
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