Phlebotomus verrucarum


Phle·bot·o·mus ver·ru·ca·'rum

a form found in Peru that transmits Bartonella organisms, the causal agent of Oroya fever.

Phlebotomus verrucarum

The transmitter of Bartonella bacilliformis, causative agent of Oroya fever (Carrion's disease), in South America.See also: Phlebotomus