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The role of surface glycoconjugates in Leishmania midgut attachment examined by competitive binding assays and experimental development in sand flies [PDF]

, 2013
SUMMARY Binding of promastigotes to the sand fly midgut epithelium is regarded as an essential part of the Leishmania life cycle in the vector. Among Leishmania surface molecules putatively involved in attachment to the sand fly midgut, two GPI-anchored ...
Jecna, Lucie, Bates, Paul A., Seblova, Veronika, Volf, Petr, Dostalova, Anna, Chang, Kwang-Poo, LUCIE JECNA, VERONIKA SEBLOVA, PAUL A. BATES, PETR VOLF, ANNA DOSTALOVA, RAY WILSON, Wilson, Ray, KWANG-POO CHANG   +13 more
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Discovery of the vector of visceral leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus (Artemievus) alexandri Sinton, 1928, in Kenya suggests complex transmission dynamics

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, Jandouwe Villinger, Collins K. Kigen, Kevin O. Kidambasi, Jackson M. Muema, Stephie M. Mwangi, Maureen Wangari, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Daniel K. Masiga, Joel L. Bargul   +9 more
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Sand flies, Leishmania, and transcriptome-borne solutions [PDF]

Parasitology International, 2009
Sand fly-parasite and sand fly-host interactions play an important role in the transmission of leishmaniasis. Vector molecules relevant for such interactions include midgut and salivary proteins. These potential targets for interruption of propagation of Leishmania parasites have been poorly characterized.
Fabiano, Oliveira, Ryan C, Jochim, Jesus G, Valenzuela, Shaden, Kamhawi   +3 more
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Exploring the influence of different habitats and their volatile chemistry in modulating sand fly population structure in a leishmaniasis endemic foci, Kenya.

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, Baldwyn Torto, Catherine L Sole, David P Tchouassi   +3 more
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Courtship song genes and speciation in sand flies [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) is a vector of visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas and it might represent a complex of sibling species. Reproductive isolation between closely related species often involves differences in courtship behaviour.
Oliveira, S. G., Bottecchia, M., Bauzer, L. G. S. R., Souza, N. A., Ward, R. D., Kyriacou, Charalambos P., Peixoto, A. A.   +6 more
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Leishmania manipulation of sand fly feeding behavior results in enhanced transmission [PDF]

, 2007
In nature the prevalence of Leishmania infection in whole sand fly populations can be very low (
Rogers, Matthew E, Rogers Matthew E, Bates, Paul, Matthew E. Rogers, Matthew E Rogers, Bates, Paul A, Paul A Bates, Rogers, Matthew E., Bates Paul A, Paul A. Bates   +9 more
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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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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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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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Relationships of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera) [PDF]

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1993
The status of phlebotomine sand flies in relationship to the family Psychodidae (Diptera) is reviewed. It is concluded that sand flies should be given familial recognition as Phlebotomidae, divided into the subfamilies Phlebotominae and Bruchomyiinae. A comparison is made between the evolution of Psychodidae and Phlebotomidae, and it is concluded that ...
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