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Do Permethrin-Treated Screens Repel Sand Flies from Entering Houses ? [PDF]
Tropicultura, 2000 The effects of permethrin-treated screens on sand flies entering treated houses were evaluated in Marigat area of Baringo District, Kenya. Screens treated with 0.50 g/m2 a. i. of permethrin 20 % E.C. were fitted inside houses and retreated every 6 months
Basimike, M.
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Annals of Global Health, 2019 Background: Phlebotomine (Ph.) sand flies are the vectors of different types of leishmaniasis and arboviruses to humans. Variations in climate conditions could lead to changes in the dynamics of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) and its agents, such
Zahra Zarei Cheghabaleki +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Phlebotomine sand flies are proven or suspected vectors of several pathogens of importance, including leishmaniasis, bartonellosis and sand fly fevers. Although sand flies have a worldwide distribution, there has been limited research published on sand ...
John Hustedt +4 more
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2018 Objective: To determine spatial distribution of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae; Larroussius group), the vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in Ardabil province, Northwest of Iran. Methods: Sand flies were collected using sticky traps from the 30 selected
Eslam Moradi-Asl +5 more
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Breeding sites of Phlebotomus sergenti, the sand fly vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Judean Desert. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 Phlebotomine sand flies transmit Leishmania, phlebo-viruses and Bartonella to humans. A prominent gap in our knowledge of sand fly biology remains the ecology of their immature stages.
Aviad Moncaz +3 more
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Investigation of the bacterial communities associated with females of Lutzomyia sand fly species from South America. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania that are acquired by the female sand fly during blood feeding on an infected mammal. Leishmania parasites develop exclusively in the gut lumen during their residence in the insect before transmission to a
Mauricio R V Sant'Anna +6 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Phlebotomine sand flies transmit many viral protozoan and bacterial pathogens of public health importance. Knowledge of the ecologic factors influencing their distribution at local scale can provide insights into disease epidemiology and avenues for ...
Iman B Hassaballa +3 more
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 1998 Evaluation of DDT insecticide used to sand flies control in domiciles and domestic animal shelters in an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Collections of sand flies were made with Falcão traps in houses, in one pigsty and in one tree in Jussara ...
Ueslei Teodoro +4 more
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Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023 Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic to specific regions due to the ecological preferences of phlebotomine sand flies and Leishmania spp. transmission.
Steve Kiplagat +9 more
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Journal of Parasitology Research, 2012 Mymensingh is the most endemic district for kala-azar in Bangladesh. Phlebotomus argentipes remains the only known vector although a number of sand fly species are prevalent in this area.
Mohammad Shafiul Alam +4 more
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