Sand-fly saliva-Leishmania-man: the trigger trio [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2013 Leishmaniases are worldwide diseases transmitted to the vertebrate host by the bite of an infected sand fly. Sand fly biting and parasite inoculation are accompanied by the injection of salivary molecules, whose immunomodulatory properties are actively ...
Camila I. De Oliveira +2 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2018 Sand fly salivary proteins that produce a specific antibody response in humans and animal reservoirs have been shown to be promising biomarkers of sand fly exposure.
Iliano V. Coutinho-Abreu +1 more
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Human occupation, not forest structure, determines sand fly abundance in the Amazon [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Across Amazonian deforestation frontiers, phlebotomine sand flies transmit Leishmania spp., the causative agents of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL). Landscape modification can alter vector ecology and transmission risk, yet the relative
Andreia Fernandes Brilhante +13 more
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The immune response to sand fly salivary proteins and its influence on Leishmania immunity
Frontiers in Immunology, 2012 Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease transmitted by bites of phlebotomine sand flies. During Leishmania transmission, sand fly saliva is co-inoculated with parasites into the skin of the mammalian host.
Regis eGomes, Fabiano eOliveira
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A multifaceted molecular approach to surveillance of leishmaniasis: Identification of sand fly species, Leishmania parasites, and blood meal sources using high-resolution melting analysis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesLeishmaniasis is a significant public health concern in large parts of the world including Israel, with limited diagnostic tools available for effective surveillance and control.
Liora Studentsky +9 more
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Survey of sand fly fauna in six provinces of Southern Vietnam with species identification using DNA barcoding [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground 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 +8 more
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Sand fly behavior: much more than weak-flying [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2021 Leishmaniases are diseases transmitted by some species of sand flies and are widely distributed throughout the tropical regions of the planet. Despite the low mobility of these vectors, the geographical distributions of some species are quite extensive, which hinders control and surveillance measures in endemic areas.The present study investigated the ...
Gabriel Barbosa Tonelli +3 more
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Combining epidemiology with basic biology of sand flies, parasites, and hosts to inform leishmaniasis transmission dynamics and control. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2017 Quantitation of the nonlinear heterogeneities in Leishmania parasites, sand fly vectors, and mammalian host relationships provides insights to better understand leishmanial transmission epidemiology towards improving its control. The parasite manipulates
Orin Courtenay +3 more
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Soils and Foundations, 2022 A series of cyclic triaxial tests were performed to study the effect of anisotropic stress, sand content (in a fly ash-sand mixture), and addition of gravel on the cyclic resistance of fly ash.
Zhen-Zhen Nong +3 more
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An overview of the sand fly salivary proteins in vaccine development against leishmaniases
Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2022 Leishmaniases are a group of vector-borne parasitic diseases transmitted through the infected sand flies. Leishmania parasites are inoculated into the host skin along with sand fly saliva.
Shima Fayaz +4 more
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