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Checklist of American sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): genera, species, and their distribution

ZooKeys, 2017
Phlebotomine sand flies are dipteran insects of medical importance because many species are involved in the transmission of pathogens between human and non-human animals. A total of 530 American species of sand flies is presented in an updated checklist,
Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Andrey José de Andrade, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

An Inventory of the Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Rudbar County, a New Focus of Leishmaniasis in Northern Iran, with a Taxonomic Note on the Subgenus Larroussius

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2020
Background: Different forms of leishmaniasis are significant infectious diseases in Iran. While, Rudbar County of Gui­lan Province has been introduced as a new cutaneous leishmaniasis focus, there are few published data about the phlebotomine sand flies (
Behzad Norouzi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Vahideh Moin-Vaziri, Ayoob Noorallahi, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated With the Emergence and Spread of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 348-357, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), once considered a rural disease in Brazil, has progressively urbanised, particularly in the state of São Paulo (SSP), where the first urban cases emerged after the detection of the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis in 1997.
Vera Lucia Fonseca de Camargo‐Neves, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck   +1 more
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Species and public health relevance of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in an endemic area of tegumentary leishmaniasis in southeastern Brazil [PDF]

Ciência Rural
: Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) are small dipterans of significant public health importance, as they serve as vectors mainly for Leishmania spp. protozoa in humans and animals.
Pedro Armando Meneghesso, Jéssica de Moraes Santana, Artur Yuiti Shimada de Carvalho, João Augusto Franco Leonel, Beatriz Augusta Pereira, Julia Cristina Benassi, Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa Oliveira   +6 more
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Brain Involvement in Leishmaniasis

Cell Biochemistry and Function, Volume 44, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Leishmania and it is a significant global health problem. The disease has a wide clinical spectrum, from tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) that encompasses cutaneous (CL), mucosal (ML) and cutaneous‐diffuse (CDL) forms, to the potentially fatal systemic ...
Camila S. Freitas, Eduardo A. F. Coelho, Myron Christodoulides   +2 more
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Identification of sex determination genes and their evolution in Phlebotominae sand flies (Diptera, Nematocera)

BMC Genomics, 2019
Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Nematocera) are important vectors of several pathogens, including Leishmania parasites, causing serious diseases of humans and dogs.
Valeria Petrella, Serena Aceto, Vincenza Colonna, Giuseppe Saccone, Remo Sanges, Nikola Polanska, Petr Volf, Luigi Gradoni, Gioia Bongiorno, Marco Salvemini   +9 more
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Phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany: an update with records in new locations. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2020
Background Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are of growing global importance. Sand flies are potential vectors for phleboviruses (family Phenuiviridae) including Toscana virus (TOSV), Sicilian virus, Sandfly fever, Naples virus, and Leishmania parasites in ...
Oerther S, Jöst H, Heitmann A, Lühken R, Krüger A, Steinhausen I, Brinker C, Lorentz S, Marx M, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Naucke T, Becker N.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Exploring Novel Nitrofuryl‐1,3,4‐Thiadiazole‐Based Derivatives: Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of In Vitro Leishmanicidal and Trypanocidal Activity

Archiv der Pharmazie, Volume 359, Issue 3, March 2026.
In a series of substituted 1‐[5‐(5‐nitrofuran‐2‐yl)‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2‐yl]piperidine‐4‐carboxamides evaluated for in vitro antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activity, compound 18 emerged as the most promising derivative, showing submicromolar anti‐parasitic effects targeting diverse Leishmania and Trypanosoma species and acceptable selectivity ...
Alireza Mousavi, Martina Slapničková, Maryam Norouzbahari, Sarah D'Alessandro, Parham Foroumadi, Fariba Peytam, Federica Perego, Eva Doleželová, Zahra Emamgholipour, Maliheh Barazandeh Tehrani, Seyed Esmaeil Sadat‐Ebrahimi, Elahe Hosseinzadeh, Elmira Meghrazi Ahadi, Loghman Firoozpour, Hamidreza Bijanzadeh, Nicoletta Basilico, Alena Zíková, Alireza Foroumadi   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Assessment of Leishmania exposure in blood donors from a non‐endemic urban area: A study in São Paulo

Vox Sanguinis, Volume 121, Issue 2, Page 160-168, February 2026.
Abstract Background and Objectives According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people are at risk of leishmaniasis in over 89 countries. Environmental changes such as deforestation, urban expansion and climate change facilitate the spread of sand fly vectors and reservoirs, increasing disease transmission.
Ismael Severino de Lima, Suzete Cleusa Ferreira, Anna Shoko Nishiya, Norival Kesper Jr., Jerenice Esdras Ferreira, Claudia Maria de Castro Gomes, Juliana Derriga, Katia Cristina Dantas, Silvia Petrossi Gallo Polato, Nanci Alves Salles, Jose Angelo Lauletta Lindoso, Tila Fanciani, Cesar de Almeida‐Neto, Vanderson Rocha, Alfredo Mendrone Jr.   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source