Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is a complex vector-borne infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania and spread by hematophagous phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae).
André Tetzl Costa +4 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background Different methods have been used to preserve phlebotomine sand flies for research purposes, including for taxonomic studies and detection of Leishmania spp.
Kamila Gaudêncio da Silva Sales +5 more
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The phlebotomine sand flies fauna in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Phlebotomine sand flies are dipterans of the family Psychodidae. They are very important to veterinary medicine because some species are vectors of infective forms of Leishmania spp., the etiological agents of leishmaniasis.
Cristian Ferreira de Souza +3 more
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Susceptibility of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) collected in the field, to alpha-cypermethrin in four municipalities endemic to leishmaniasis [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2020 Although the chemical control against leishmaniasis began in 1953 in Brazil, little information is available on how this strategy has affected populations of phlebotomine sandflies in the field.
Douglas de Almeida Rocha +5 more
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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the State of Pernambuco Flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) no Estado de Pernambuco [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010 INTRODUCTION: Phlebotomine sand flies are small insects of great medical relevance. This article presents an updated list of the phlebotomine sand flies occurring in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Filipe Dantas-Torres +5 more
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Identification of Algerian Field-Caught Phlebotomine Sand Fly Vectors by MALDI-TOF MS. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Phlebotomine sand flies are known to transmit Leishmania parasites, bacteria and viruses that affect humans and animals in many countries worldwide. Precise sand fly identification is essential to prevent phlebotomine-borne diseases.
Ismail Lafri +8 more
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Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality [PDF]
, 2011 The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disseminated and most serious form of the disease in Central and South America.
Roanna Mitford +20 more
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Geographic distribution of phlebotomine sandfly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central-West Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2015 This study updates the geographic distributions of phlebotomine species in Central-West Brazil and analyses the climatic factors associated with their occurrence.
Paulo Silva de Almeida +7 more
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Inhibition of trypsin expression in Lutzomyia longipalpis using RNAi enhances the survival of Leishmania [PDF]
, 2009 Background Leishmania parasites must overcome several barriers to achieve transmission by their sand fly vectors. One of the earliest threats is exposure to enzymes during blood meal digestion.
Diaz-Albiter, Hector +4 more
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Investigating the role of the Leishmania (Leishmania) major HASP and SHERP genes during metacyclogenesis in the sand fly vectors, Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi and Ph. (Ph.) duboscqi [PDF]
, 2013 Leishmania parasites are the causative agents of a diverse spectrum of infectious diseases termed the leishmaniases. These digenetic parasites exist as intracellular, aflagellate amastigotes in a mammalian host and as extracellular flagellated ...
Doehl, Johannes
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