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A new phlebotomine fossil species Trichopygomyia killickorum sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae) found in the Dominican Republic amber

Parasite, 2004
A description is given of male sandfly found in a piece of amber from Dominican Republic that dates from the Miocene period (20-15 m.y.a). It is assigned to the genus Trichopygomyia Barreto.
Andrade Filho J.D., Falcào A.L., Brazil R.P.   +2 more
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Phlebotomine mortality effect of systemic insecticides administered to dogs

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum is an important disease in humans and dogs. Different mammal species are reservoirs but dogs are considered to be the main one.
Sonia Ares Gomez, Javier Lucientes Curdi, Juan Antonio Castillo Hernandez, Paz Peris Peris, Adriana Esteban Gil, Ronald Vladimir Oropeza Velasquez, Paula Ortega Hernandez, Albert Picado   +7 more
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Systematics and biology of Phlebotomine sandflies of the Visceral Leishmaniasis foci of Northern Pakistan [PDF]

The aim of this study was to incriminate the vector (s) of visceral leishmaniasis in Northern Pakistan. Two contrasting disease foci were studied- Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) and Northern Areas (NA) through monthly sampling.
Mohammad Arif, Munir
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Are light traps baited with kairomones effective in the capture of Lutzomyia longipalpis and Lutzomyia intermedia? An evaluation of synthetic human odor as an attractant for phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2008
Phlebotomine sand flies are often captured with human bait and/or light traps, either with or without an animal bait. More recently, synthetic attractants have been used as bait in traps to improve the capture of phlebotomine sand flies as well as other ...
Andrey J Andrade, Mateus R Andrade, Edelberto S Dias, Mara C Pinto, Álvaro E Eiras   +4 more
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An illustrated guide for characters and terminology used in descriptions of Phlebotominae (Diptera, Psychodidae)

Parasite, 2017
Phlebotomine (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) taxonomy has been studied extensively, primarily due to the role of these flies as vectors of various parasites, including species of Leishmania, Bartonella and arboviruses that cause diseases in humans ...
Galati Eunice A. B., Galvis-Ovallos Fredy, Lawyer Phillip, Léger Nicole, Depaquit Jérôme   +4 more
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Morphological keys for the identification of Italian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Phlebotomine sand flies are small blood-feeding insects of great medical and veterinary significance. Their identification relies basically on the microscopic examination of key morphological characters.
Filipe Dantas-Torres, Viviana Domenica Tarallo, Domenico Otranto   +2 more
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Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed to phlebotomine sand flies is positively associated with Leishmania infection

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Zoonotic leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, is a public and animal health problem in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. Several phlebotomine sand fly species from the subgenus
André Pereira, José Manuel Cristóvão, Hugo Vilhena, Ângela Martins, Patrícia Cachola, Joaquim Henriques, Mónica Coimbra, Ana Catarino, Tereza Lestinova, Tatiana Spitzova, Petr Volf, Lenea Campino, Carla Maia   +12 more
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Bartonella spp. in Phlebotominae Sand Flies, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bartonella spp. are opportunistic, vectorborne bacteria that can cause disease in both animals and humans. We investigated the molecular occurrence of Bartonella spp.
Daniel Antônio Braga Lee, Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Andréia Fernandes Brilhante, Paulo Vitor Cadina Arantes, Gustavo Seron Sanches, Eliz Oliveira Franco, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Ricardo G. Maggi, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Marcos Rogério André   +9 more
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Phlebotomine sand flies in Porteirinha, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
A study of the phlebotomine sand fly fauna was carried out in an endemic area of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) in the municipality of Porteirinha, in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Captures were performed with CDC light traps in 7 districts,
Ricardo Andrade Barata, João Carlos França da Silva, Roberto Teodoro da Costa, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Jaime Costa da Silva, Edvá Vieira de Paula, Aluízio Prata, Érika Michalsky Monteiro, Edelberto Santos Dias   +8 more
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Leishmania infantum (Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae) phlebotomine sand fly vectors in continental Mediterranean Spain

, 2017
Leishmania infantum-the causal agent of human and canine leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin-remains the most important of the phlebotomine sand fly-borne pathogens in the area.
Ruiz-Fons, Francisco, Trisciuoglio, Anna, Durán-Martínez, Mauricio, Zanet, Stefania, Acevedo, Pelayo, Gortázar, Christian, Ferroglio, Ezio   +6 more
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