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Diversity and Dynamics of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Two Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Foci in the Fes-Boulemane Region of Northern Morocco

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, Chafika Faraj, Fouad EL-Akhal, Fatiha El Khayyat, Driss Chenfour, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami   +6 more
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Association of Phlebotomus guggisbergi with Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica in a complex transmission setting for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Gilgil, Nakuru county, Kenya

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background Phlebotomus (Larroussius) guggisbergi is among the confirmed vectors for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) transmission in Kenya. This scarring and stigmatizing form of leishmaniasis accounts for over one million annual cases worldwide. Most recent
Barrack O. Owino, D. Matoke-Muhia, Y. Alraey, J. M. Mwangi, J. Ingonga, P. Ngumbi, Aitor Casas-Sánchez, Á. Acosta-Serrano, D. Masiga   +8 more
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Comparative Analysis of Salivary Gland Transcriptomes of Phlebotomus orientalis Sand Flies from Endemic and Non-endemic Foci of Visceral Leishmaniasis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Michal Sima, Iva Kolářová, Petra Sumova   +2 more
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Entomological Survey of the Sand Fly Fauna of Kayseri Province: Focus on Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Central Anatolia, Turkey

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, Samiye Demir, Suha Kenan Arserim   +2 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, Phillip G Lawyer, Giorgi Babuadze, Nato Dolidze, Ryan C Jochim, Lamzira Tskhvaradze, Konstantin Kikaleishvili, Shaden Kamhawi   +7 more
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An integrated overview of the midgut bacterial flora composition of Phlebotomus perniciosus, a vector of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in the Western Mediterranean Basin

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Background The Leishmania developmental life cycle within its sand fly vector occurs exclusively in the lumen of the insect’s digestive tract in the presence of symbiotic bacteria.
Wael Fraihi, W. Fares, P. Perrin, F. Dorkeld, D. Sereno, W. Barhoumi, Imed Sbissi, Saifedine Cherni, I. Chelbi, R. Durvasula, M. Ramalho-Ortigao, M. Gtari, E. Zhioua   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Morphological keys for the identification of Italian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

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, Viviana Domenica Tarallo, Domenico Otranto   +2 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Leishmaniasis in Sicily (Italy) from 2013 to 2021: One-Health Impact and Future Control Strategies

Microorganisms, 2022
Leishmaniasis is an important vector-borne disease that represents a serious public health problem, including in Sicily (Italy), which is considered an endemic area.
Federica Bruno, Fabrizio Vitale, Francesco La Russa, Stefano Reale, Gerald F. Späth, Eugenia Oliveri, Valeria Gargano, Viviana Valenza, Flavia Facciponte, Susanna Giardina, Giorgio Marino, Antonella Galante, Germano Castelli   +12 more
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Bionomics of Phlebotomus argentipes in villages in Bihar, India with insights into efficacy of IRS-based control measures

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a deadly vector-borne disease. Approximately 90% of Indian VL cases occur in Bihar, where the sand fly, Phlebotomus argentipes, is the principal vector.
David M. Poché, Rajesh B. Garlapati, S. Mukherjee, Zaria Torres-Poché, E. Hasker, Tahfizur Rahman, A. Bharti, Vishnu P. Tripathi, S. Prakash, R. Chaubey, R. Poché   +10 more
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Phlebotomus sergenti in a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in Azilal province (High Atlas, Morocco): molecular detection and genotyping of Leishmania tropica, and feeding behavior. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti is at least one of the confirmed vectors for the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania tropica and distributed widely in Morocco. This form of leishmaniasis is considered largely as
Malika Ajaoud, Nargys Es-Sette, Rémi N Charrel, Abderahmane Laamrani-Idrissi, Haddou Nhammi, Myriam Riyad, Meryem Lemrani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source