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Morphological keys for the identification of Italian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
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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Entomological study of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry [PDF]
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014 Objective: To investigate the fauna and seasonal activity of different species of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry, Southern Iran, as a oil rich district. Sand flies are the
Hamzeh Alipour +3 more
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The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal [PDF]
, 2013 Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be ...
Afonso, Maria Odete +5 more
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The recombinant protein rSP03B is a valid antigen for screening dog exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus across foci of canine leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2017 The frequency of sandfly-host contacts can be measured by host antibody levels against sandfly salivary proteins. Recombinant salivary proteins are suggested to represent a valid replacement for salivary gland homogenate (SGH); however, it is necessary ...
Alten +23 more
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Caspian Journal of Health Research, 2023 Background: Different forms of leishmaniasis are important infectious diseases in Iran. While Rudbar County of Guilan Province has been introduced as a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus, there are few published data about the phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera:
Shahyad Azari-Hamidian +2 more
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Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqi from Kenya: a new record
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1982 Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 76 (1982) 707-708.
U.S. Army Medical Research Unit (W.R.A.I.R)-Kenya, Box 401, A.P.O. New York 09675 USA ( host institution ) +3 more
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2019 Objective: To determine the spatial distribution and infection rate of sand flies as vectors of Leishmania parasite in Ardabil province, northwest of Iran. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sand flies were collected from 30 areas
Eslam Moradi-Asl +3 more
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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 +15 more
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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2020 Objective:In Turkey, leishmaniasis occurs in two clinical forms: cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). CL has been reported mainly from south-eastern Anatolia and the eastern part of the Mediterranean region, whereas VL is ...
Zeph Nelson Omondi +2 more
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Predicting the distribution of canine leishmaniasis in western Europe based on environmental variables. [PDF]
, 2011 The domestic dog is the reservoir host of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis endemic in Mediterranean Europe. Targeted control requires predictive risk maps of canine leishmaniasis (CanL), which are now explored ...
ADRIAN MYLNE +21 more
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