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Ultrastructural Comparison of External Morphology of Immature Stages of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia and Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae), Vectors of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, by Scanning Electron Microscopy [PDF]

Journal of Medical Entomology, 2007
Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz & Neiva 1912) and Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani (Antunes & Coutinho 1939) (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in several endemic regions of Brazil. We analyzed the external morphological aspects of the immature stages of these two vectors by using scanning electron microscopy ...
Ana C, Bahia, Nágila F C, Secundino, José C, Miranda, Deboraci B, Prates, Ana P A, Souza, Fernando F, Fernandes, Aldina, Barral, Paulo F P, Pimenta   +7 more
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Role of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) in the epidemiology of urban visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil [PDF]

, 2002
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is a serious public health problem in several Brazilian cities. Although the proximity of chicken houses is often cited as a risk factor in studies of urban ZVL, the role chickens play in the epidemiology of the ...
Adler, Arias, Brazil, Bruce Alexander, Campbell-Lendrum, Cerf, Cohen, Diekmann, Dobson, El-Naiem, Fedde, Ferro, Genaro, Guarneri, Hamish McCallum, Hess, Kelly, Kierszenbaum, Lane, Leishmania, Marcos Horácio Pereira, Marzochi, Monteiro, Morrison, Morton, Pennacci, Quinnell, Quinnell, Ready, Renata Lopes de Carvalho, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Rodrigues, Schlein, Schlein, Sherlock, Teesdale, Ward, Woke, Woolhouse, Zilberstein   +40 more
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Ecological determinants of leishmaniasis vector, Lutzomyia spp.: A scoping review

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 393-406, December 2024.
Lutzomyia spp. survival is impacted by climatic, habitat and geodemographic factors. Lutzomyia spp. have demonstrated a wide range of temperature tolerance, ranging from 11 to 30°C. There is limited research on this topic, posing a significant challenge for future studies. Abstract Leishmania spp. are zoonotic parasites transmitted by phlebotomine sand
Sydney DeWinter, Keana Shahin, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, Amy L. Greer, J. Scott Weese, Katie M. Clow   +5 more
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Lutzomyia migonei is a permissive vector competent for Leishmania infantum [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Leishmania infantum is the most widespread etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the world, with significant mortality rates in human cases.
Jitka Myskova, Jovana Sadlova, Katerina Pruzinova, Petr Volf, Sinval Pinto Brandão Filho, Vanessa Cristina Fitipaldi Veloso Guimarães, Vera Volfova   +6 more
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Spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence of lutzomyia sand fly species in an endemic area for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Atlantic forest region of northeast Brazil [PDF]

, 2020
Sand fly populations of different ecological niches in the Amaraji endemic American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) focus of the Pernambuco Atlantic Forest region of northeastern Brazil were monitored spatiotemporally.
Brandão Filho, Sinval P., Costa, Pietra Lemos, Donalisio, Maria Rita, Peterson, A. Townsend, Shaw, Jeffrey J., Silva, Fernando José da, Valença, Hélio França   +6 more
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Ocurrence of Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Paraná State, south of Brazil [PDF]

Nyssomyia intermedia s. lat. tem sido citada por vários autores no Paraná. No entanto, alguns estudos apontam que esse táxon corresponde a Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto). Em coletas realizadas em galinheiro e em ambiente de mata, com armadilhas, entre novembro
GALATI, Eunice A B, OLIVEIRA, Otilio de, POIANI, Luiz P, SANTOS, Ademar R dos, SANTOS, Demilson R dos, SILVA, Allan M da   +5 more
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Integrated Tools for American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Surveillance and Control: Intervention in an Endemic Area in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil [PDF]

, 2012
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a focal disease whose surveillance and control require complex actions. The present study aimed to apply integrated tools related to entomological surveillance, environmental management, and health education ...
Adriana Zwetsch, Antônio Ferreira de Santana, Bruno Moreira Carvalho, Cheryl Gouveia, Daniel Motta-Silva, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel, Rosely Magalhães de Oliveira   +6 more
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Spatial modelling of Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani s.l. (Antunes & Coutinho, 1939) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) habitat suitability in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008
Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani s.l.is the main vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in state of Mato Grosso, but little is known about environmental determinants of its spatial distribution on a regional scale. Entomologic surveys of this sand fly species, conducted between 1996 and 2001 in 41 state municipalities, were used to investigate the ...
Zeilhofer, Peter, Kummer, Olga Patrícia, Santos, Emerson Soares dos, Ribeiro, Ana Lúcia Maria, Missawa, Nanci Akemi   +4 more
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Estudo da transmissão da leishmaniose tegumentar americana no Distrito Federal Study on the transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Federal District

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2009
O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar a leishmaniose tegumentar em pacientes do Distrito Federal, investigar infecção subclínica nos moradores das localidades dos pacientes e identificar as espécies de flebotomíneos e leishmanias.
Raimunda Nonata Ribeiro Sampaio, Marianne de Castro Gonçalves, Viviane Alves Leite, Bruna Valle França, Gilcilene Santos, Maria do Socorro Laurentino Carvalho, Pedro Luiz Tauil   +6 more
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Influência da idade sobre o prognóstico da leishmaniose cutânea tratada com antimonial pentavalente em área de transmissão de Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis [PDF]

, 2016
Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Medicina, Pós-graduação em Medicina Tropical, 2016.Os antimoniais pentavalentes continuam como primeira opção para o tratamento da leishmaniose cutânea (LC) em crianças e adultos no Brasil ...
Morato Filho, Getúlio Bernardo
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