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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An entomological survey of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in different areas of Thailand [PDF]
Journal of Entomological and Acarological ResearchSand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are significant medical vectors of pathogens that cause illness in humans and animals. The most significant of these is the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae). Leishmaniasis is an important vector-borne
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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 +2 more
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Laboratory colonization and mass rearing of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) [PDF]
Parasite, 2017 Laboratory colonies of phlebotomine sand flies are necessary for experimental study of their biology, behaviour and mutual relations with disease agents and for testing new methods of vector control.
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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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Chicken blood provides a suitable meal for the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis and does not inhibit Leishmania development in the gut [PDF]
, 2010 Background The aim of this study was to address the role of chickens as bloodmeal sources for female Lutzomyia longipalpis and to test whether chicken blood is harmful to Leishmania parasite development within the sand flies.
Nascimento, Alexandre +7 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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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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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of the world. [PDF]
Parasit VectorsBackground Checklists of zoological groups are useful to document species names in a specific area or even worldwide. They serve for various purposes, including ecological studies, conservation reports, policy and decision-making, and species ...
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The role of surface glycoconjugates in Leishmania midgut attachment examined by competitive binding assays and experimental development in sand flies [PDF]
, 2013 SUMMARY Binding of promastigotes to the sand fly midgut epithelium is regarded as an essential part of the Leishmania life cycle in the vector. Among Leishmania surface molecules putatively involved in attachment to the sand fly midgut, two GPI-anchored ...
Jecna, Lucie +6 more
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