Seasonal Variation in the Prevalence of Sand Flies Infected with Leishmania donovani [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a life threatening neglected infectious disease in the Indian subcontinent, transmitted by the bite of female sand flies. Estimation of the infectivity in the vector population, collected in different seasons, may be useful
Puja Tiwary, Madhukar Rai
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022 Background: Phlebotomine sand flies are known as vectors of various pathogens such as Leishmania sp parasite and Toscana virus (TOSV). Leishmaniasis is endemic in Morocco, and TOSV is increasingly reported.
Mattia Calzolari +2 more
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Chicken blood provides a suitable meal for the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis and does not inhibit Leishmania development in the gut [PDF]
, 2010 Background The aim of this study was to address the role of chickens as bloodmeal sources for female Lutzomyia longipalpis and to test whether chicken blood is harmful to Leishmania parasite development within the sand flies.
Nascimento, Alexandre +7 more
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Inhibition of trypsin expression in Lutzomyia longipalpis using RNAi enhances the survival of Leishmania [PDF]
, 2009 Background Leishmania parasites must overcome several barriers to achieve transmission by their sand fly vectors. One of the earliest threats is exposure to enzymes during blood meal digestion.
Diaz-Albiter, Hector +4 more
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Investigating the role of the Leishmania (Leishmania) major HASP and SHERP genes during metacyclogenesis in the sand fly vectors, Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi and Ph. (Ph.) duboscqi [PDF]
, 2013 Leishmania parasites are the causative agents of a diverse spectrum of infectious diseases termed the leishmaniases. These digenetic parasites exist as intracellular, aflagellate amastigotes in a mammalian host and as extracellular flagellated ...
Doehl, Johannes
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Sand fly identification and screening for Leishmania spp. in six provinces of Thailand
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania spp. At least 27 species of sand flies have been recorded in Thailand. Although human leishmaniasis cases in Thailand are mainly imported, autochthonous leishmaniasis has been increasingly ...
Orawan Phuphisut +6 more
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Sand Flies and Pathogens in the Lowlands of Emilia-Romagna (Northern Italy)
Viruses, 2022 Cases of sand fly-borne diseases in the Emilia-Romagna region, such as meningitis caused by Toscana virus and human leishmaniasis, are reported annually through dedicated surveillance systems.
Mattia Calzolari +8 more
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Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2021 Background: The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficiency of two capture methods for providing live sandflies used for determining the susceptibility level of Phlebotomus papatasi, the main vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Lorestan
Yavar Rassi +4 more
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Reactive oxygen species scavenging by catalase is important for female lutzomyia longipalpis fecundity and mortality [PDF]
, 2011 The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), the disseminated and most serious form of the disease in Central and South America.
Genta, Fernando A. +4 more
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Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020 The field-based studies on sand flies are not adequate to uncover information required for the control of the leishmaniasis through reduction of vector populations.
Tharaka Wijerathna +2 more
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