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Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metch) Sorok and Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuill to adult Phlebotomus duboscqi (Neveu-Lemaire) in the laboratory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background & objectives: Biological control of sandflies using entomopathogenic fungi is a possible alternativeto the expensive synthetic chemical control.
Philip M. Ngumbi, Lucy W. Irungu, Paul N. Ndegwa & Nguya K. Maniania
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European Network for Neglected Vectors and Vector-Borne Infections COST Action Guidelines: What Is This About and What Is This For? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
European network for neglected vectors and vector-borne infections COST action guidelines: What Is this about and what iIs this ...
Charrel, Remi N.   +3 more
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Tracing the vector

open access: yesAnnals of Medical Science and Research
The initial theory of miasma and malnutrition being responsible for kala azar was dismantled by researchers who identified the causative parasite as Ancylostoma duodenale, suggesting the disease was naturally present in the human body.
Anidrita Saikia
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Insect vectors of Leishmania: distribution, physiology and their control [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2008
Leishmaniasis is a deadly vector-borne disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Mediterranean regions.
Umakant Sharma, Sarman Singh
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Sandfly Fever Sicilian Virus, Algeria

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
To determine whether sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV) is present in Algeria, we tested sandflies for phlebovirus RNA. A sequence closely related to that of SFSV was detected in a Phlebotomus ariasi sandfly.
Arezki Izri   +5 more
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Follow-up monitoring in a cat with leishmaniosis and coinfections with Hepatozoon felis and ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Case summary A 6-year-old female neutered domestic shorthair cat from Cyprus was presented with multiple ulcerated skin nodules. Cytology and histopathology of the lesions revealed granulomatous dermatitis with intracytoplasmic organisms, consistent ...
Attipa, C   +8 more
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Comparative Analysis of Phlebotomus argentipes Vector of Leishmaniasis in India and Sri Lanka

open access: yesMicroorganisms
Phlebotomus argentipes is the predominant sandfly vector of leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent. India and Sri Lanka primarily report visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. We compared Ph.
Sachee Bhanu Piyasiri   +7 more
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Feasibility of a combined camp approach for vector control together with active case detection of visceral leishmaniasis, post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria in Bangladesh, India and Nepal: an exploratory study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background We assessed the feasibility and results of active case detection (ACD) of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and other febrile diseases as well as of bednet impregnation for vector control.
Banjara, Megha R.   +8 more
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Overview of microbial studies in sandflies and their progress toward development of paratransgenic approach for the control of Leishmania sp.

open access: yesFrontiers in Tropical Diseases
During their whole life insects are exposed to the impact of different microbes from various sources. The role of microbes in the life of insects is of immense importance, and there is an ample of evidence showing that microbes can affect different ...
Slavica Vaselek
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic polymorphism in sympatric species of the genus Phlebotomus, with special reference to Phlebotomus perniciosus and Phlebotomus longicuspis (Diptera, Phlebotomidae)

open access: yesParasite, 2000
The Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA assay was used to study genetic variation within and between five Phlebotomusspecies belonging to three subgenera: P. (Larroussius) ariasi, P. (L.) longicuspis, P. (L.) perniciosus, P.(Paraphlebotomus) sergenti and P.
Martín-Sánchez J.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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