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Limits of a rapid identification of common Mediterranean sandflies using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism

Memorias 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, Véronique Lehrter, Leila Hadj-Henni, Jean-Claude Delecolle, Jérôme Depaquit   +4 more
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Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) bergeroti Parrot 1934

, 2020
Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) bergeroti Parrot, 1934 The male is characterised by the presence of two spines at the end of the surstyle. The gonocoxite has a subapical tuft not exceeding ten setae. The upper part of the paramere is slightly longer than the other ones and covered with bristles in its distal half only.
Rioux, Jean-Antoine, Gramiccia, Marina, Léger, Nicole, Desjeux, Philippe, Depaquit, Jérôme   +4 more
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The Checklist and Distribution of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Guilan Province and Their Medical Importance With a Taxonomic Note on the Name Sergentomyia murgabiensis sintoni

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, Behzad Norouzi, Hannaneh Maleki   +2 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

Asian 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, Mehdi Mohebali, Vahideh Moin-Vaziri, Alireza Zahraei-Ramazani, Amir Ahmad Akhavan, Fariba Mozaffarian, Sayena Rafizadeh, Yavar Rassi   +7 more
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Chandipura Virus: An Emerging Neurological Threat Transmitted by Sandflies in India. [PDF]

Immun Inflamm Dis
Chandipura virus (CHPV), a neurotropic arbovirus transmitted primarily by sandflies, has emerged as a significant public health concern in India following recurrent outbreaks with high pediatric fatality rates. This review highlights the virus's virology, transmission dynamics, clinical features, and the urgent need for improved diagnostics ...
Zargar AA, Gupta R, Krishnamoorthy P.
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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 ), Beach, Raymond ( author ), Young, David G. ( author ), Mutinga, Mutuku J. ( author )   +3 more
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Insecticide susceptibility status of Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti and Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi in endemic foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Morocco [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
In Morocco, cutaneous leishmaniasis is transmitted by Phlebotomus sergenti and Ph. papatasi. Vector control is mainly based on environmental management but indoor residual spraying with synthetic pyrethroids is applied in many foci of Leishmania tropica.
Faraj Chafika, Ouahabi Souad, Adlaoui El Bachir, El Elkohli Mohammed, Lakraa Lhousseine, El Rhazi Mohammed, Ameur Btissam   +6 more
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Entomological study of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Asalouyeh, the heartland of an Iranian petrochemical industry

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, Hossien Darabi, Tahere Dabbaghmanesh, Mehdi Bonyani   +3 more
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Genetic polymorphism in sympatric species of the genus Phlebotomus, with special reference to Phlebotomus perniciosus and Phlebotomus longicuspis (Diptera, Phlebotomidae)

Parasite, 2000
The Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA assay was used to study genetic variation within and between five Phlebotomusspecies belonging to three subgenera: P. (Larroussius) ariasi, P. (L.) longicuspis, P. (L.) perniciosus, P.(Paraphlebotomus) sergenti and P.
Martín-Sánchez J., Gramiccia M., Pesson B., Morillas-Marquez F.   +3 more
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Spatial distribution and infection rate of leishmaniasis vectors (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Ardabil Province, Northwest of Iran

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, Yavar Rassi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Abedin Saghafipour   +3 more
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