Chronic Diseases Journal, 2019 BACKGROUND: Phlebotominae sand flies, belonging to Psychodidae family, are very important because some species of them are biological vector of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in Iran.
Ahmad Vahabi +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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A klímaváltozás és a városi hősziget-effektus együttes hatása a lepkeszúnyog-fajok által terjesztett emberi megbetegedésekre [PDF]
, 2014 A Leishmaniasis az egyik legfontosabb, jelenleg gyorsan emelkedő esetszámot mutató, ízeltlábú vektorok által terjesztett betegségcsoport a Földön. A bántalmat okozó egysejtű paraziták átviteléért felelős lepkeszúnyog-fajok (Phlebotomus spp.) jelenlegi ...
Bede-Fazekas, Ákos +3 more
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Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment response varies depending on parasite species, geographical location and development of secondary infection [PDF]
, 2019 Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Leishmania major and L. tropica are the main causative agents of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL).
Acosta-Serrano, Álvaro +16 more
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A neglected disease of humans: a new focus of visceral leishmaniasis in Bakool, Somalia. [PDF]
, 2008 Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was observed in children in Bakool region, Somalia, an area where VL has not been reported before. We describe the extent of the problem in this war- and famine-stricken area.
Boelaert, M +5 more
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Parasite, 2011 We report for the first time the presence of Phlebotomus mascittii and the female of Phlebotomus chadlii in Algeria. These two species were collected during an entomological study conducted in endemic visceral leishmaniasis focus from the north part of ...
Berdjane-Brouk Z. +4 more
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Epidemiological study on sand flies in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, Bushehr city, southwestern Iran [PDF]
, 2015 Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most important health problem in the city of Bushehr, southwestern Iran. The objective of the study was to determine some ecological aspects of sand flies in the city during 2010-2011. Sand flies were collected monthly from
Akhavan, Amir Ahmad +3 more
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Detection and identification of Leishmania species within naturally infected sand flies in the Andean areas of Ecuador by a polymerase chain reaction [PDF]
, 2005 The surveillance of prevalent Leishmania and sand fly species in endemic areas is important for prediction of the risk and expansion of leishmaniasis. In this study, we developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method for detection of Leishmania ...
Barroso, Paola Andrea +11 more
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