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Cutaneous leishmaniasis [PDF]

open access: yesOpšta Medicina, 2022
Introduction. The most common form of leishmaniasis is cutaneous leishmaniasis. It presents with cutaneous lesions of the unprotected parts of the skin which leave scars later on. The causative agents are protozoae from the Leishmania species , and there
Dacić Slavica D.   +2 more
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On the systematics of Phlebotomus betisi and two new related species from Laos with proposal of the new subgenus Lewisius

open access: yesParasite, 2023
Phlebotomus betisi was described from Malaysia and classified after its description in the subgenus Larroussius. It was the only species to have a pharyngeal armature composed of dot-like teeth and an annealed spermatheca whose head is carried by a neck ...
Vongphayloth Khamsing   +9 more
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A novel flavivirus strain detected in phlebotomine sandflies in Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]

open access: yesMedicinski Glasnik, 2020
Aim Phlebotominae sandflies are primary vectors of phleboviruses, causing the sandfly fever disease. The aim of this study was to detect and report the presence of flaviviruses in Phlebotominae sandflies captured in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods After
Mirsada Hukić   +9 more
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Taxonomical insights and ecology of sandfly (Diptera, Psychodidae) species in six provinces of Northern Vietnam

open access: yesParasite, 2021
We studied sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) populations in six provinces of Vietnam. This work explores the diversity of sandfly species according to the province, as well as environment, and updated information on public health since leishmaniasis cases ...
Vu Sinh Nam   +15 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis among children in an endemic area of northwestern Iran between 2016 and 2017: An epidemiological study

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Objective: To clarify the epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in Kaleybar and Khoda-Afarin districts, north-west of Iran. Methods: A total of 1 420 human (children under 12 years) samples, 101 domestic dogs samples (Canis familiaris), and ...
Hamed Behniafar   +8 more
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Leishmaniasis in Eurasia and Africa: geographical distribution of vector species and pathogens [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2019
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease with a broad global occurrence and an increasing number of recorded cases; however, it is still one of the world's most neglected diseases.
Sarah Cunze   +4 more
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Immunomodulating effects of Phlebotomine saliva in Leishmania infection: Review

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2018
. The recognized action of some proteins present in the saliva of the phlebotomine dipteran vectors of Leishmaniasis, as modulators of the hemostatic, inflammatory and immune responses during the colonization of the protozoan in the host organism ...
Ivan Brito Feitosa   +2 more
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Limits of a rapid identification of common Mediterranean sandflies using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014
A total of 131 phlebotomine Algerian sandflies have been processed in the present study. They belong to the species Phlebotomus bergeroti, Phlebotomus alexandri, Phlebotomus sergenti, Phlebotomus chabaudi, Phlebotomus riouxi, Phlebotomus perniciosus ...
Azzedine Bounamous   +4 more
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Morphometric discrimination between females of two isomorphic sand fly species, Phlebotomus caucasicus and Phlebotomus mongolensis (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in endemic and non-endemic foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Objective: To delineate reliable morphological characteristics for identifying and separating female Phlebotomus caucasicus and Phlebotomus mongolensis which exist sympatrically in the main foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Iran.
Azad Absavaran   +7 more
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The potential future change of the suitability patterns of six leishmaniasis vectors in Iran

open access: yesJournal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2021
Background & objectives: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to model the changing suitability patterns of five confirmed and one suspected leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus species resident in the country ...
Attila J Trajer
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