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Spatial distribution and infection rate of leishmaniasis vectors (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Ardabil Province, Northwest of Iran

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2019
Objective: To determine the spatial distribution and infection rate of sand flies as vectors of Leishmania parasite in Ardabil province, northwest of Iran. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sand flies were collected from 30 areas
Eslam Moradi-Asl, Yavar Rassi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Abedin Saghafipour   +3 more
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Survey of sand fly fauna in six provinces of Southern Vietnam with species identification using DNA barcoding

Parasites & Vectors
Background Sand flies, belonging to the Psychodidae family, represent small, hairy insects that serve as significant vectors in various important medical and veterinary diseases.
Trang Thuy Nguyen, Yudhi Ratna Nugraheni, Hoang Lan Anh Nguyen, Apinya Arnuphapprasert, Theerakamol Pengsakul, Le Quang Thong, Rinnara Ampol, Padet Siriyasatien, Morakot Kaewthamasorn   +8 more
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About the Parasitism of the Bird’s Blood Flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) on the Sand Martin (Riparia riparia (L., 1758)) in the European Part of Russia

Российский паразитологический журнал, 2020
The purpose of the research is to study of the species composition and frequency of occurrence of bird’s blood flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) parasitizing on sand martin (Riparia riparia (L., 1758)) in the European part of Russia.Materials and methods ...
A. V. Pavlov, Yu. A. Bykov, A. V. Matyukhin   +2 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis on the Indian Subcontinent: Efficacy of fipronil-based cattle treatment in controlling sand fly populations is dependent on specific aspects of sand fly ecology.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a deadly disease transmitted by the sand fly Phlebotomus argentipes on the Indian subcontinent, with a promising means of vector control being orally treating cattle with fipronil-based drugs.
David M Poché, Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, William E Grant   +2 more
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Association between environmental conservation status and the abundance phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Northeastern Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease transmitted by sand flies bites and is highly endemic in Brazil. This study evaluated the presence and abundance of sand flies in managed (clean) and unmanaged (dirty) peridomestic environments associated with ...
A. S. Guimarães-e-Silva, V. C. S. Pinheiro, J. Soares-da-Silva, M. C. A. Bandeira, R. C. Ribeiro-da-Silva, S. S. S. Sousa, J. M. M. Rebêlo   +6 more
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First Detection and Molecular Analysis of Leishmania infantum DNA in Sand Flies of Kosovo

Pathogens, 2023
Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are the principal vectors of phleboviruses and Leishmania spp., the causative agents of leishmaniases. The Mediterranean sand fly fauna is diverse, and leishmaniasis, mainly caused by Leishmania infantum, is
Betim Xhekaj, Ina Hoxha, Katharina Platzgummer, Edwin Kniha, Julia Walochnik, Kurtesh Sherifi, Agim Rexhepi, Behlul Behluli, Vit Dvořák, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Wolfgang Poeppl, Jovana Stefanovska, Aleksandar Cvetkovikj   +13 more
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Identification of French Guiana sand flies using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with a new mass spectra library.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Phlebotomine sand flies are insects that are highly relevant in medicine, particularly as the sole proven vectors of leishmaniasis. Accurate identification of sand fly species is an essential prerequisite for eco-epidemiological studies aiming to better ...
Agathe Chavy, Cécile Nabet, Anne Cécile Normand, Arthur Kocher, Marine Ginouves, Ghislaine Prévot, Thiago Vasconcelos Dos Santos, Magalie Demar, Renaud Piarroux, Benoît de Thoisy   +9 more
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Synthetic glycovaccine protects against the bite of leishmania-infected sand flies

, 2006
Leishmaniasis is a vectorborne disease transmitted to human and other mammalian hosts by sand fly bite. In the present study, we show that immunization with Leishmania mexicana promastigote secretory gel (PSG) or with a chemically defined synthetic ...
Bates, Paul A., Nikolaev, Andrei V., Ferguson, Michael AJ, Ferguson, Michael A. J.; id_orcid, Sizova, O. V., Ferguson, M. A. J., Rogers, Matthew E., Ferguson, Michael A J, Rogers, Matthew E, Bates, Paul, Sizova, Olga V, Nikolaev, Andrei V, Bates, Paul A, Sizova, Olga V., Nikolaev, A. V.   +14 more
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An entomological survey of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in different areas of Thailand

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are significant medical vectors of pathogens that cause illness in humans and animals. The most significant of these is the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae). Leishmaniasis is an important vector-borne
Raxsina Polseela, Apichat Vitta , Rapee Thammeepak, Aunchalee Thanwisai   +3 more
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DNA barcoding for the identification of sand fly species (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Colombia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Sand flies include a group of insects that are of medical importance and that vary in geographic distribution, ecology, and pathogen transmission. Approximately 163 species of sand flies have been reported in Colombia.
María Angélica Contreras Gutiérrez, Rafael J Vivero, Iván D Vélez, Charles H Porter, Sandra Uribe   +4 more
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