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Viola phlebovirus is a novel Phlebotomus fever serogroup member identified in Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis from Brazilian Pantanal [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background High throughput sequencing (HTS) boosted the discovery of novel viruses and new variants of known viruses. Here we investigated the presence of viruses in 12 pools of sand flies captured in three climatic periods in RAPELD grids at Rio Claro ...
Michellen S. de Carvalho, Andressa Z. de Lara Pinto, Aquirya Pinheiro, Jorge S. V. Rodrigues, Fernando L. Melo, Leonardo Assis da Silva, Bergmann M. Ribeiro, Renata Dezengrini-Slhessarenko   +7 more
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Sand fly endosymbionts in Kenya: Rickettsia and Wolbachia associations with Leishmania and detection of Rickettsia africae [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Sand flies are small hematophagous insects known as leishmaniasis vectors. Similar to most arthropods, they harbor nonobligate endosymbionts that may influence host adaptation and pathogen transmission, but these symbiont communities remain ...
Steve Kiplagat, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Barrack O. Owino, David P. Tchouassi, Daniel K. Masiga, Gregory D. D. Hurst, Jandouwe Villinger   +6 more
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In silico assessment of 4 methoxypelargonidin and luteolinidin from Parthenium hysterophorous as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors of Phlebotomus Papatasi [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Phlebotomus papatasi is a vector of various health risk diseases, such as sandfly fever and leishmaniasis. Chemical-based insecticides appear to be effective against the vector but are harmful to non-targeted organisms and the environment.
Heena Choudhary, Parshant, Aman Saket, Shivani Singh, Ravi Sankar Kumar.CH, T. Srinivasan, Ravindra Shukla   +6 more
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Mapping of risk prone areas of kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) in parts of Bihar state, India: an RS and GIS approach [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2006
Background & objectives: The kala-azar fever (Visceral leishmaniasis) is continuing unabated inIndia for over a century, now being largely confined to the eastern part of India mainly in Bihar stateand to some extent in its bordering states like West ...
S. Sudhakar, T. Srinivas, A. Palit, S.K. Karc, S.K. Battacharya
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Phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany: an update with records in new locations

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are of growing global importance. Sand flies are potential vectors for phleboviruses (family Phenuiviridae) including Toscana virus (TOSV), Sicilian virus, Sandfly fever, Naples virus, and Leishmania parasites in ...
Sandra Oerther, Hanna Jöst, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Andreas Krüger, Irmgard Steinhausen, Christine Brinker, Susanne Lorentz, Michael Marx, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Torsten Naucke, Norbert Becker   +11 more
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Phleboviruses (Family: Phenuiviridae) Worldwide, with Emphasis on the Middle East: A Systematic Review Study [PDF]

Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2023
Background: The prevalence of arboviruses is increasing worldwide. Their vectors are widely distributed in different continents of the world. Despite the importance of the phleboviruses, unfortunately data about the spread of the viruses in human and ...
Zahra Nasiri, Mohsen Kalantari, Masoumeh Amin, Salman Daliri, Kourosh Azizi   +4 more
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Isolation and Identification of a Novel Phlebovirus, Hedi Virus, from Sandflies Collected in China

Viruses, 2021
We report the isolation of a newly recognized phlebovirus, Hedi virus (HEDV), from Phlebotomus chinensis sandflies collected in Shanxi Province, China. The virus’ RNA is comprised of three segments.
Ziqian Xu, Na Fan, Xin Hou, Jing Wang, Shihong Fu, Jingdong Song, Mang Shi, Guodong Liang   +7 more
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THE DISTRIBUTION AND PREVALENCE OF HUMAN INFECTION WITH PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER GROUP VIRUSES IN IRAN [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1976
A total of 1,497 serum and blood specimens from residents of 18 different Iranian communities were examined by plaque reduction neutralization test for antibodies against four (Neaples, Sicilian, Karimabad and Salehabad) Phlebotomus fever virus serotypes.
R. Tesh. S. Saidi, E. Javadian, A. Nadim, M.A. Seedi-Rashti   +3 more
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Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
To determine whether sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) is present in Algeria, we tested sandflies for phlebovirus RNA. A sequence closely related to that of SFSV was detected in a Phlebotomus ariasi sandfly.
Arezki Izri, Sarah Temmam, Grégory Moureau, Boussad Hamrioui, Xavier de Lamballerie, Rémi N. Charrel   +5 more
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Sandfly – Pappataci Fever in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The new-old Disease

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2009
Sandfly fever viruses (SFV) are endemic in the Mediterranean, Middle East, northern African and western Asian countries. Toscana virus (TOSV), serotype of Sandfly fever Naples virus, is among of the three most prevalent viruses associated with ...
Mirsada Hukić, Irma Salimović-Bešić
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