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Phylogenetic relations among Mexican phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and their divergence time estimation. [PDF]

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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A morphological and molecular study of phlebotomine sand flies of Taiwan reveals the record of six species [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Phlebotomine sand flies, the key vectors in the transmission of Leishmania parasites, pose a global health challenge. Although leishmaniasis has been reported in the indigenous Taiwanese population, the last sand fly survey, based on ...
Han-Hsuan Chung, Cheng-Hui Tsai, Hwa-Jen Teng, Shiu‐Ling Chen   +3 more
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Exploring Emerging Challenges: Survey on Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Leishmania infantum at the Northern Endemic Border in Europe [PDF]

Pathogens
Although Switzerland is currently not endemic for canine leishmaniosis (CanL), imported cases of this emerging zoonosis are regularly detected. Also, phlebotomine sand flies, vectors of the causative agent Leishmania infantum, are present in the southern
Damiana Ravasi, Manuela Schnyder, Valeria Guidi, Tim Haye, Diego Parrondo Monton, Eleonora Flacio   +5 more
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Occurrence of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the northeastern plain of Italy [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Recent climate and environmental changes have resulted in the geographical expansion of Mediterranean Leishmania infantum vectors towards northern latitudes and higher altitudes in different European countries, including Italy, where new foci ...
Alice Michelutti, Federica Toniolo, Michela Bertola, Marika Grillini, Giulia Simonato, Silvia Ravagnan, Fabrizio Montarsi   +6 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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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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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and sand fly-borne pathogens in the Greater Mekong Subregion: a systematic review [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Phlebotomine sand flies are proven or suspected vectors of several pathogens of importance, including leishmaniasis, bartonellosis and sand fly fevers. Although sand flies have a worldwide distribution, there has been limited research published on sand ...
John Hustedt, Didot Budi Prasetyo, Jodi M. Fiorenzano, Michael E. von Fricken, Jeffrey C. Hertz   +4 more
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Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Lombardy Region, Northern Italy [PDF]

Insects, 2022
Mario Chiari, Enrica Sozzi, Francesco Defilippo   +2 more
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Identification of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Atlantic forest fragments and their dispersal to urban area [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023
The geographical distribution of sand flies in Brazil has been the subject of some studies, yet there is no information about the phlebotomine fauna in João Pessoa, State of Paraíba, Brazil.
FRANCISCO A. SILVA, DIMÍTRI A. COSTA, BRENO HENRIQUE M. SILVA, ADRIANO FRANCISCO ALVES, SÉRGIO JOEL DE SOUZA, GEUBA MARIA B. DA SILVA, JANAÍNA M. MENESES, THIAGO JOSÉ MATOS-ROCHA, MARTIN L. CHRISTOFFERSEN, MARÍLIA GABRIELA S. CAVALCANTI   +9 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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