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Diagram representation of the ex vivo feeding system. The system is composed of a glass feeder containing cattle blood and covered at its base with a synthetic membrane. Dog hair samples were placed between the feeder and a net enclosing approximately 100 P. perniciosus sand flies, allowing assessment of feeding under ex vivo conditions.
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