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Immunity to Lutzomyia whitmani Saliva Protects against Experimental Leishmania braziliensis Infection [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Previous works showed that immunization with saliva from Lutzomyia intermedia, a vector of Leishmania braziliensis, does not protect against experimental infection. However, L.
Regis Gomes, Clarissa Teixeira, Augusto M Carvalho   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Species, Natural <i>Leishmania</i> spp. Detection and Blood Meal Sources of Phlebotomine Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Peridomiciles from a Leishmaniases Endemic Area of Brazil. [PDF]

Transbound Emerg Dis
Leishmaniases are important neglected tropical diseases caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania spp. The female sandflies bite (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) is the main transmission form in the epidemiological chains of these diseases.
Leonel JAF, Vioti G, Alves ML, Spada JCP, Yamaguchi AK, Pereira NWB, da Silva DT, Benassi JC, Galvis-Ovallos F, Galati EAB, Starke-Buzetti WA, Soares RM, Fukumasu H, Oliveira TMFS.   +13 more
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Seasonality of Lutzomyia intermedia and Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), occurring sympatrically in area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002
Lutzomyia intermedia and Lutzomyia whitmani occur sympatrically in the district of Posse, municipality of Petrópolis, in the State of Rio de Janeiro (114 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro), where sand flies were captured weekly for three consecutive ...
N A Souza, Mauricio L Vilela, Alexandre A Peixoto   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Effect of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) salivary gland lysates on Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection in BALB/c mice

Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
Previous reports showed that Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva exacerbate Leishmania braziliensis infection in mice. The sand fly Lu. whitmani is one of the vectors of L.
Maria Jania Teixeira
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Trypanosomatid infections in captive wild mammals and potential vectors at the Brasilia Zoo, Federal District, Brazil

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 248-256, May 2020., 2020
Conservation projects in zoos require translocations of captive animals, which may spread pathogens. We aimed to verify the occurrence of vectors (triatomines and sandflies) and to investigate Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania infections in captive wild mammals in the Zoo Brasília.
Filipe C. Reis, Thaís T. C. Minuzzi‐Souza, Mariana Neiva, Renata V. Timbó, Igor O. B. de Morais, Thiago M. de Lima, Mariana Hecht, Nadjar Nitz, Rodrigo Gurgel‐Gonçalves   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phlebotomine sand flies in the State of Piauí, Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
In 1997, 1998 and 1999 we performed several captures in the State of Piauí, in the counties of Barro Duro, Campo Maior, Castelo, Floriano, Picos, São Raimundo Nonato and Teresina. We used CDC light traps inside houses, in a primary forest and in one cave.
José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Antônio Carlos Lima da Silva, Alda Lima Falcão   +2 more
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Diagnóstico molecular da taxa de infecção natural de flebotomíneos (Psychodidae, Lutzomyia) por Leishmania sp na Amazônia maranhense Molecular diagnosis of the natural infection rate due to Leishmania sp in sandflies (Psychodidae, Lutzomyia) in the Amazon region of Maranhão, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2006
A taxa de infecção natural de três diferentes espécies de flebotomíneos por Leishmania foi estudada usando a técnica de reação em cadeia da polimerase.
Yrla Nívea Oliveira-Pereira, José Manuel Macário Rebêlo, Jorge Luiz Pinto Moraes, Silma Regina Ferreira Pereira   +3 more
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Flebotomíneos de Timóteo, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand flies in Timóteo, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1997
Casos esporádicos de leishmaniose tegumentar têm ocorrido no Município de Timóteo, Minas Gerais, basicamente na população rural. Para conhecer a fauna de flebotomíneos da região, foram instaladas sete armadilhas luminosas de New Jersey na cidade, em sete
José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Ana Paula Salgado Carneiro, Mauro Lucio Nascimento Lima, Rodrigo Martins Santiago, Marco Antônio Gama, Carlos Alberto Santos, Alda Lima Falcão, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil   +7 more
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Flebotomíneos (Diptera, Psychodidae) de área endêmica de leishmaniose na região dos cerrados, Estado do Maranhão, Brasil Sandflies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from an endemic leishmaniasis area in the cerrado region of the State of Maranhão, Brazil

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 1999
Apresentam-se dez espécies do gênero Lutzomyia França, 1924, encontradas nos cerrados do nordeste maranhense. As capturas foram realizadas das 18h às 6h, uma vez por mês, durante nove meses, nos municípios de Aldeias Altas, Capinzal do Norte, Caxias ...
José Manuel Macário Rebêlo, Francisco Santos Leonardo, Jackson Maurício Lopes Costa, Yrla Nívea Oliveira Pereira, Francinaldo Soares Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species structure of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in the Brazilian western Amazon

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
We surveyed areas of the state of Rondônia in western Amazon for phlebotomine, which are potential vectors of leishmaniasis. A total of 5,998 specimens were captured, resulting in the identification of 48 species within the Lutzomyia (99.98%) and ...
Luiz Herman Soares Gil, Maisa da Silva Araújo, Juan Miguel Villalobos, Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Luiz Shozo Ozaki, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla, Tony Hiroshi Katsuragawa, Rafael Mesquita Cruz, Alexandre de Almeida e Silva, Luiz Hildebrando Pereira da Silva   +10 more
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