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Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 175-208, June 2023., 2023 Abstract Background Allergic skin diseases are common in horses worldwide. The most common causes are insect bites and environmental allergens. Objectives To review the current literature and provide consensus on pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Materials and Methods The authors reviewed the literature up to November 2022.
R. Marsella +6 more
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A historical overview of the classification, evolution, and dispersion of Leishmania parasites and sandflies [PDF]
, 2016 Background The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance with the geographical evolution of the Earth, which has not been ...
A Alborzi +233 more
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Annotated list of the Phlebotominae (Diptera) of Suriname [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1994 Phlebotomine sandflies were collected between 1952 and 1984 at 30 localities in the tropical rainforest and savanna regions of Suriname. Thirty-nine species were identified in the collections (2 Brumptomyia, 37 lutzomyia), including two known vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis, Lutzomyia flaviscutellata and L. umbratilis.
A. M. Burgos, J. E. Hudson
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American sand flies (Diptera : Psychodidae, Phlebotominae)
, 1978 A. L. Falcäo +2 more
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The spectral composition of a white light influences its attractiveness to Culex pipiens mosquitoes
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023 Culex pipiens mosquitoes do not find all white lights equally attractive. White light created by combining red, green, and blue (RGB) LEDs is less attractive than broad‐spectrum white light. Abstract Insect attraction to artificial light can potentially facilitate disease transmission by increasing contact between humans and vectors.
Roksana Wilson +5 more
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Zoo Biology, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 150-156, January/February 2023., 2023 The study reports heavy blackfly biting activity affecting captive nyala antelopes (Tragelaphus angasii) in the Vienna Zoo. A combined morphological and molecular approach was used to identify the causative agent as well as its phylogenetic relationship to other blackfly species of the subgenus Wilhelmia.
David Ebmer +6 more
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The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Sand flies are the exclusive vectors of leishmaniasis. This group of parasitic diseases is a serious public health problem in Morocco. The aim of this study was to investigate the sand fly fauna, mainly the species composition, biodiversity, and seasonal activity of sand flies in El Hajeb in central Morocco.
Karima El-Mouhdi +6 more
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Phlebotominae de Venezuela: descripción de la hembra Lutzomyia amilcari (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1988 Es dada una descripción de la hembra de Lutzomyia amilcari, que fué colectada en Cubiro, Municipio Diego de Lozada, Estado Lara. El macho de la misma especie fué descrito anteriormente (Arredondo, 1984).
Cardona, Conrado Arredondo +2 more
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Entomological Survey and Impact of Climatic Factors on the Dynamics of Sandflies in Central Morocco
The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Sandflies are small insects belonging to the order Diptera, which make up the Phlebotominae subfamily within the Psychodidae family. In the fight against leishmaniasis in the prefecture of Meknes, Morocco, a study of the phlebotomist population was carried out during the period of activity of sandflies while studying the link between the abundance of ...
Hajar El Omari +9 more
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Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae): a review [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2003 Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of AmericanVisceral Leishmaniasis (AVL) due to Leishmania chagasi in the New World. Despite its importance, AVL, a disease primarily of rural areas, has increased its prevalence and became urbanized in some large cities in Brazil and other countries in Latin America.
Soares, Rodrigo P. P. +1 more
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