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Illegal waste sites as a potential micro foci of mediterranean leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2015
Apart from being against the law, illegal waste dumping also poses a threat to human health and to the environment. Solid and decomposing waste is an ideal breeding ground for a number of rodents, insects, and other vermin that pose a health risk through
Bužan, Elena, Ivović, Vladimir, Kalan, Katja, Zupan, Sara   +3 more
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Natural breeding places of phlebotomine sandflies [PDF]

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2004
Abstract.  Methods of finding larvae and pupae of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are described and the known types of breeding sites used by sandflies are listed. Three ways of detecting sandfly breeding places are the use of emergence traps placed over potential sources to catch newly emerged ...
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Seroepidemiology and molecular diversity of Leishmania donovani complex in Georgia [PDF]

, 2016
Background Leishmaniasis includes multiple clinical syndromes, most notably visceral, cutaneous, and mucosal forms. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is a potentially fatal disease endemic to large parts of Africa and Asia, and in ...
Adeishvili, Ekaterine, Babuadze, Giorgi, Carrillo, Eugenia, Chakhunashvili, Giorgi, Chanturia, Gvantsa, De Koning, Harry P., Farlow, Jason, Imnadze, Paata, Kalandadze, Irine, Karseladze, Irakli, Kekelidze, Merab, Kokaia, Nora, Markhvashvili, Ivane, Murskvaladze, Mari, Sidamonidze, Ketevan, Tsereteli, David   +15 more
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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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. FIRST MOLECULAR DETECTION OF LEISHMANIA INFANTUM IN SERGENTOMYIA MINUTA (DIPTERA, PSYCHODIDAE) IN ALENTEJO, SOUTHERN PORTUGAL [PDF]

, 2017
One Sergentomyia minuta female was positive for L.
Abranches, Afonso, Alten, Alves-Pires, Branco, Branco, Bravo-Barriga, Bravo-Barriga, C. Britto, Calheiros, Campino, Campino, Casimiro, D. Pita-Pereira, E.F. Rangel, Francino, J. Ferrolho, M. Vilhena, M.L. Vilela, M.O. Afonso, Maia, Maia, Maroli, Mary, Naucke, Peel, Peña, Pires, Pita-Pereira, Ready, S. Pereira, Semião-Santos, T. Araujo-Pereira, T. Costa-Rego, Träjer   +34 more
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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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Ecology of phlebotomine sand flies in an area of leishmaniasis occurrence in the Xakriabá Indigenous Reserve, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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, Edelberto Santos Dias, Andreza Geisiane Maia Souza, Fabiana de Oliveira Lara e Silva, George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho   +4 more
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Evaluation of different storage times and preservation methods on phlebotomine sand fly DNA concentration and purity

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, Débora Elienai de Oliveira Miranda, Fernando José da Silva, Domenico Otranto, Luciana Aguiar Figueredo, Filipe Dantas-Torres   +5 more
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