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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

open access: yesCaspian 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   +2 more
doaj  

Risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis in a new epidemic site in Amhara Region, Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
We conducted a case-control study to evaluate risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis during an epidemic in a previously unaffected district of Ethiopia. We also collected blood and bone marrow specimens from dogs in the outbreak villages.
Alvar, Jorge   +11 more
core   +1 more source

The Effect of Climate Change on Emergence and Evolution of Zoonotic Diseases in Asia

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, Volume 72, Issue 7, Page 587-611, November 2025.
ABSTRACT As the climate of Asia changes under the influence of global warming, the incidence and spatial distribution of known zoonoses will evolve, and new zoonoses are expected to emerge as a result of greater exposure to organisms which currently occur only in wildlife.
Roger S. Morris, Masako Wada
wiley   +1 more source

Dopamine receptor antagonists as new mode-of-action insecticide leads for control of Aedes and Culex mosquito vectors. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:New mode-of-action insecticides are sought to provide continued control of pesticide resistant arthropod vectors of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). We previously identified antagonists of the AaDOP2 D1-like dopamine receptor (DAR) from the
Andrew B Nuss   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biochemical studies on the Phlebotomus fever group viruses (Bunyaviridae family) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Virology, 1979
Analyses of the virion polypeptides and genomes of several Phlebotomus fever group viruses, Karimabad, Punta Toro, Chagres, and the sandfly fever Sicilian serotype viruses, have established that they are biochemically similar to the accepted members of the Bunyaviridae family.
G, Robeson   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The salivary secretome of the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are hematophagous insects with over 1400 species distributed throughout the world. Many of these species are of particular agricultural importance as primary vectors of bluetongue and Schmallenberg ...
Barbara S. Drolet, Christopher J. Lehiy
core   +2 more sources

Sand fly Fever with Skin Lesions: A Case Series from Turkey

open access: yesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2016
Sand fly fever (SF) is an arthropod-borne viral disease, also known as “Phlebotomus fever”, ‘’mosquito fever’’, three-day fever or “Papatacci fever”. It is transmitted by Phlebotomus papatasi, starts with acute onset of high fever, and lasts for three ...
Fatih Temocin, Tugba Sari, Necla Tulek
doaj  

Visceral leishmaniasis among children in an endemic area of northwestern Iran between 2016 and 2017: An epidemiological study

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Objective: To clarify the epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in Kaleybar and Khoda-Afarin districts, north-west of Iran. Methods: A total of 1 420 human (children under 12 years) samples, 101 domestic dogs samples (Canis familiaris), and ...
Hamed Behniafar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship Between Hepcidin, Iron Metabolism, Inflammation and Hypersplenism in Anaemia of Kala‐Azar

open access: yesParasite Immunology, Volume 47, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Kala‐azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a parasitic disease caused by Leishmania spp., characterised by fever, weight loss, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and anaemia. This study evaluated the relationship between hepcidin, inflammation, iron metabolism, and hypersplenism in VL‐associated anaemia. In this cross‐sectional study, confirmed VL
Alyne Ferreira De Almendra Freitas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesquisa de anticorpos para arbovírus no soro de residentes no povoado de Corte de Pedra, Valença, Bahia Research of antibodies to arbovirus in the serum of residentes of the village of Corte de Pedra, Valença, Bahia

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1986
Foi realizado um estudo sorológico para verificação da presença de anticorpos para arbovírus em 288 indivíduos, residentes no povoado de Corte de Pedra, Valença, Bahia.
José Tavares-Neto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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