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Mid-Cretaceous sand fly (Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) illuminates early diversification of Old World fauna [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) are medically important insects with an interesting, but poorly understood, evolutionary history. The abundance and diversity of inclusions of these flies in Myanmar (Burmese) amber provide valuable data ...
Szymon Kaczmarek, Mathieu Loyer, Jérôme Depaquit, Wiesław Krzemiński, Agnieszka Soszyńska   +4 more
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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. Thus,
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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Phlebotominae fauna in the Province of Tucumán, Argentina [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2002
American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis is endemic in the province of Tucumán since 1916 where the first Argentinian case of leishmaniasis was reported. An epidemic outbreak took place in the province during 1986-1988, after that the number of cases increased
Elizabeth CÓRDOBA LANÚS, Oscar Daniel SALOMÓN   +1 more
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First molecular evidence of Leishmania parasites in sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) from Slovenia. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites that cause leishmaniasis, a zoonosis endemic in the Mediterranean region.
Bongiorno G, Adam K, Bernardini I, Mangiapelo C, Fiorentino E, Di Muccio T, Ivović V.   +6 more
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First detection of Leishmania DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in southem Mexico

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2023
Background & objectives: Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato is an important vector of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Latin America.
Ana Celia Montes de Oca‐Aguilar, Edith A. Fernández-Figueroa, Mariela Isabel Pavón-Méndez, Karina López–Ávila, Erika Ivett Sosa-Bibiano, Eduardo A. Rebollar‐Téllez, Jorge Palacio-Vargas, Haydee Miranda-Ortíz, Elsy Nalleli Loría‐Cervera   +8 more
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DNA barcoding of sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from the western Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
The subfamily Phlebotominae comprises important insects for public health. The use of complementary tools such as molecular taxonomy is necessary for interspecific delimitation and/or discovery of cryptic species.
Pinto IS, Rodrigues BL, de Araujo-Pereira T, Shimabukuro PHF, de Pita-Pereira D, Britto C, Brazil RP.   +6 more
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Phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Phlebotominae) diversity in the foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan: 50 years on. [PDF]

Parasitol Res
In Uzbekistan, the number of reported leishmaniasis cases is rising at the alarming rate. In this work, we studied the phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Phlebotominae) diversity in the foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan
Usarov GX, Turitsin VS, Sattarova XG, Sádlová J, Mustanov JAU, Saura A, Yurchenko V.   +6 more
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Phlebotomine sand flies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in an area of canine infection caused by Leishmania infantum in the state of Amapá, eastern Amazon. [PDF]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet, 2023
In 2017, the Brazilian State of Amapá registered the first occurrence of visceral leishmaniosis (VL) in 17 dogs in the outskirts of the capital, Macapá.
Pessoa LMB, Pinto EHC, Chaves TES, Rabelo GDS, Brito AL, Zanini VM, Nunes MCL, Viana LA.   +7 more
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Fauna and seasonality of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from a leishmaniasis transmission area in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Sand flies, vectors capable of transmitting Leishmania spp. and causing leishmaniasis, have been a concern in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul, where canine leishmaniasis (CanL) has been documented since 1985.
Osmari V, Fernandes FD, Tatto M, Souza GD, Ratzlaff FR, Vasconcellos JSP, Botton SA, Machado DWN, Vogel FSF, Sangioni LA.   +9 more
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Genetic diversity and phylogeography of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), using COI and ND4 mitochondrial gene sequences. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Background Phlebotomus argentipes complex is the primary vector for cutaneous leishmaniasis, a burgeoning health concern in contemporary Sri Lanka, where effective vector control is important for proper disease management.
Wedage WMM, Harischandra IN, Weerasena OVDSJ, De Silva BGDNK.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources