Determination of Fauna and Monthly Activity of Sandflies in the South of Baft District, Kerman Province in 2004 [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2005 In the recent years, there has been an increasing rate of kala-azar disease in the south of Baft (Kerman/Iran). A survey on the records of admitted patients in the main hospital of Kerman city from 1993- 2003 showed that from the total of 36 cases of ...
A. Aghaie Afshar +3 more
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International Journal of Zoology, 2015 Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an infectious disease caused by various species of Leishmania and transmitted by several species of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Fatima Zahra Talbi +6 more
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A molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of Greek Aegean Island sand flies of the genus Phlebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae) [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2022 The genus Phlebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) comprises a group of small winged insect species of medical importance. To date, ten species of Phlebotomus are known to be present in Greece; yet their evolutionary history is poorly studied ...
Christoforos Pavlou +6 more
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Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: a case-control study in Pokot territory of Kenya and Uganda [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: In East Africa, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. It is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the sandfly vector Phlebotomus martini.
A. Ocheng +33 more
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Clinical epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in the Pokot endemic area of Uganda and Kenya. [PDF]
, 2013 Between 2000 and 2010, Médecins Sans Frontières diagnosed and treated 4,831 patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Pokot region straddling the border between Uganda and Kenya. A retrospective analysis of routinely collected clinical data showed
Brooker, Simon J +7 more
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Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia [PDF]
, 2016 Citation: Barhoumi, W., Fares, W., Cherni, S., Derbali, M., Dachraoui, K., Chelbi, I., . . . Zhioua, E. (2016). Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia. International
Barhoumi, W. +8 more
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Incrimination of Phlebotomus kandelakii and Phlebotomus balcanicus as vectors of Leishmania infantum in Tbilisi, Georgia. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 A survey of potential vector sand flies was conducted in the neighboring suburban communities of Vake and Mtatsminda districts in an active focus of visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in Tbilisi, Georgia. Using light and sticky-paper traps, 1,266 male and 1,179
Ekaterina Giorgobiani +7 more
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The epidemiology of Leishmania donovani infection in high transmission foci in India.
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is highly prevalent in Bihar, India. India and its neighbours aim at eliminating VL, but several knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of VL may hamper that effort.
Andersen, Elisabeth W +10 more
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Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2023 Present study was conducted to carry out morphological and molecular confirmation of sandflies collected at the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, R.S. Pura, Jammu, India.
Omer Mohi U Din Sofi +3 more
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A historical overview of the classification, evolution, and dispersion of Leishmania parasites and sandflies [PDF]
, 2016 Background The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance with the geographical evolution of the Earth, which has not been ...
A Alborzi +233 more
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