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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) fauna in Unaí, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: Leishmaniasis, a neglected disease caused by Leishmania protozoa, is transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies and has a significant public health impact.
Gabriele Zaine Teixeira Debortoli, Victor Luiz Gomes Batista, Fernanda Batista Santos, Lucas Mendes Diniz, Pedro Augusto Batista Silva, Valentine Tavares Ferreira, Carlos Augusto dos Santos Sousa, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani, Ricardo Andrade Barata, Thaís Rabelo Santos-Doni   +9 more
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Invertebrate-Derived DNA (iDNA) to Identify Sand Flies’ Bloodmeal: A Molecular Approach to Identifying Hosts in Blood-Feeding Vectors of Leishmaniasis [PDF]

Microorganisms
DNA metabarcoding data obtained by next generation sequencing (NGS) has been used to identify species in mixed biological samples, such as DNA from the gut content of invertebrates that feed on vertebrates (invertebrate-derived DNA, iDNA).
Bruno Oliveira Cova, Bruno Henrique Saranholi, Carla Cristina Gestich, Paulo Roberto Machado, Adriano Figueiredo Monte-Alegre, Albert Schriefer   +5 more
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Urban canine leishmaniasis in an Amazonian municipality: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, distribution and phlebotomine fauna during the dry season, Brazil, 2023 [PDF]

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Objective To describe the prevalence and distribution of canine leishmaniasis and the phlebotomine fauna across the five urban neighborhoods of the Cachoeira do Piriá Amazonian municipality, Pará state, Brazil, during the dry season. Methods Dogs were
Adriana Sousa Tapajós, Luciana Pinto Oliveira, Andréa Helena Martins Amaral, Clístenes Pamplona Catete, Walter Souza Santos, Lourdes Maria Garcez   +5 more
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Diversity and natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in an endemic area of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in southeastern Bahia, Brazil [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background The Cacao Region spans several municipalities in the state of Bahia. It is one of the major foci of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in Brazil.
Bruno Oliveira Cova, Livia Alves de Oliveira, Paulo Roberto Lima Machado, Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho, Adriano Figueiredo Monte-Alegre, Albert Schriefer   +5 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, Anthony Matthews, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Gad Baneth   +3 more
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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, Edesiri Ejovwoke Ighorodje   +1 more
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Phylogenetic relations among Mexican phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and their divergence time estimation.

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, Jesús A Díaz-Cruz, Vicente Viveros-Santos, Sergio Ibáñez-Bernal, Herón Huerta, Carlos F Marina, Pedro C Mis-Ávila, Maribel Martínez-Burgos, Jorge A Torres-Monzón, Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Ingeborg Becker   +10 more
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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, Solomon Yared, Araya Gebresilassie, Behailu Legesse, Asrat Hailu   +4 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, 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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Broader Geographical Distribution of Toscana Virus in the Mediterranean Region Suggests the Existence of Larger Varieties of Sand Fly Vectors

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, Jorian Prudhomme, Lison Laroche, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Remi N. Charrel   +4 more
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