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Factors Associated With the Emergence and Spread of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), once considered a rural disease in Brazil, has progressively urbanised, particularly in the state of São Paulo (SSP), where the first urban cases emerged after the detection of the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis in 1997.
Vera Lucia Fonseca de Camargo‐Neves   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infectiousness in a Cohort of Brazilian Dogs: Why Culling Fails to Control Visceral Leishmaniasis in Areas of High Transmission [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The elimination of seropositive dogs in Brazil has been used to control zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis but with little success. To elucidate the reasons for this, the infectiousness of 50 sentinel dogs exposed to natural Leishmania chagasi infection was
Courtenay, O.   +4 more
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Antibody response to sand fly saliva is a marker of transmission intensity but not disease progression in dogs naturally infected with Leishmania infantum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: Antibody responses to sand fly saliva have been suggested to be a useful marker of exposure to sand fly bites and Leishmania infection and a potential tool to monitor the effectiveness of entomological interventions.
A Barral   +59 more
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Novos encontros de flebotomíneos no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, com especial referência à Lutzomyia longipalpis New finding of Phlebotominae in the State of S. Paulo, Brazil, with special reference to Lutzomyia longipalpis

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 1976
Relata-se o encontro de várias espécies de Phleboteminae, no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil, até agora raramente ou mesmo não assinaladas nessa região. São registrados novos achados de Lutzomyia longipalpis e fornecidos alguns dados sobre as circunstâncias ...
Oswaldo Paulo Forattini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Sensory Ecology of Tsetse Flies: Neuroscience Perspectives on a Disease Vector

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 63, Issue 2, January 2026.
Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are important disease vectors that feed on vertebrate blood. Host‐seeking depends on a combination of sensory systems, from long‐range senses like olfaction and vision, to shorter‐range senses such as audition, mechanosensation, thermosensation and taste.
Andrea Adden, Lucia L. Prieto‐Godino
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic structuring and fixed polymorphisms in the gene period among natural populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Citation: Costa, C. R. L., Freitas, M. T. D., Figueiredo, C. A. S., Aragao, N. C., da Silva, L. G., Marcondes, C. B., . . . Balbino, V. D. (2015). Genetic structuring and fixed polymorphisms in the gene period among natural populations of Lutzomyia ...
Aragao, N. C.   +10 more
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Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) en un foco suburbano de leishmaniosis visceral en el Cañón del Chicamocha en Santander, Colombia.

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2006
Introducción. Entre los años 1998-2000 la aparición de 8 casos de leishmaniosis visceral americana en niños de un asentamiento humano de reciente establecimiento en la localidad de Guatiguará del municipio de Piedecuesta (Santander Colombia), señaló la ...
Mónica Flórez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2025/26: G protein‐coupled receptors

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 182, Issue S1, Page S24-S151, December 2025.
The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2025/26 marks the seventh edition in this series of biennial publications in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Presented in landscape format, the guide provides a comparative overview of the pharmacology of drug target families. The concise nature of the Concise Guide refers to the style of presentation, being clear,
Stephen P. H. Alexander   +206 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phlebotomine fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an American cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The occurrence of an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis associated with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in the municipality of Bela Vista, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and the absence of information on its vectors in this area led the ...
ALVES, Murilo Andrade   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Mapping the Burden of Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in South America: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesTropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 12, Page 1261-1268, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction In recent years, the global burden of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) has significantly increased in the Americas. Objective To estimate the prevalence of TL in South America based on publications from the past 13 years. Methods Three databases were searched, and articles were selected based on inclusion criteria and methodological
Sérgio Caldas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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