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Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Ethiopia
Heliyon, 2023 Phlebotomine sandflies have a long history of association with humans, which makes them the only proven natural vectors of Leishmania species, the parasitic protozoans that cause leishmaniases in humans and animals.
Esayas Aklilu +4 more
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First Report of Autochthonous Canine Leishmaniasis in Hong Kong
Microorganisms, 2022 Canine leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum; transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. Leishmania infantum amastigotes were identified by cytology from a locally born Hong Kong dog exhibiting nasal, cutaneous, and ...
Jeanine Sandy +3 more
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Flavivirus RNA in Phlebotomine Sandflies [PDF]
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2009 Sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses, such as Toscana, sandfly fever Sicilian, and sandfly fever Naples, can cause human disease and circulate at high rates in Mediterranean countries. Previous studies have also established that viruses other than phleboviruses may be detected in and isolated from sand flies.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis: An uncommon finding in South-South Nigeria
Sahel Medical Journal, 2020 Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease, is of public health significance, especially in the North-West and North-East Nigeria,which forms the belt of the disease in the country.
Benson Uchechukwu Okwara +1 more
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Attractiveness of black Shannon trap for phlebotomines [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001 A white Shannon-type trap was used for captures of female sand flies in the search for natural infection with flagellates, however, due to its low productivity and as a large number of phlebotomines settled on the researchers' black clothes, we decided to compare the relative attractiveness of black and white Shannon-type traps for sand flies.
Galati, EAB +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) have biological relevance as vectors of several pathogens. To ensure periodic entomological monitoring it is necessary to have efficient and accurate tools for an adequate taxonomic ...
Yokomi N Lozano-Sardaneta +10 more
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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 +10 more
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Microorganisms, 2020 Toscana virus (TOSV) is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is transmitted by sand flies. TOSV can infect humans and cause febrile illness as well as neuroinvasive infections affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems. Although TOSV is
Nazli Ayhan +4 more
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 Dispersal of five species of phlebotomine sand flies was studied in a coffee plantation near Arboledas, Colombia by mark-release-recapture studies using fluorescent powders. The estimated recapture rate for males of Lutzomyia shannoni marked and released
Bruce Alexander, David G. Young
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Attraction of phlebotomine sandflies to volatiles from skin odors of individuals residing in an endemic area of tegumentary leishmaniasis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Many studies have investigated what could attract insects of medical importance and a crucial role has lately been attributed to human skin odors.
Diva da Silva Tavares +7 more
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