The potential future change of the suitability patterns of six leishmaniasis vectors in Iran
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2021 Background & objectives: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to model the changing suitability patterns of five confirmed and one suspected leishmaniasis vector Phlebotomus species resident in the country ...
Attila J Trajer
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Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2022 The most common hernia treatment method is using a surgical mesh. The functional properties of surgical meshes, including structural and mechanical properties affect mesh performance. Anisotropy of the tensile behavior of the surgical mesh influences the
Melika Badin Dahesh +2 more
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Insights into the Evolutionary Origin of Mediterranean Sandfly Fever Viruses
mSphere, 2020 Sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses (family Phenuiviridae, order Bunyavirales) are associated with febrile illness and infections of the nervous system in humans.
Marco Marklewitz +6 more
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The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal [PDF]
, 2013 Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be ...
Afonso, Maria Odete +5 more
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Leishmaniasis: new approaches to disease control. [PDF]
, 2003 The leishmaniases afflict the world's poorest populations. Among the two million new cases each year in the 88 countries where the disease is endemic (fig 1), it is estimated that 80% earn less than $2 a day.
Croft, Simon L +3 more
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Seroprevalence of West Nile, Rift Valley, and Sandfly Arboviruses in Hashimiah, Jordan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2000 We conducted a serosurvey among patients of a health center in Hashimiah, a Jordanian town of 30,000 inhabitants located near a wastewater treatment plant and its effluent channel.
Anwar Batieha +5 more
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The epidemiology of canine leishmaniasis: transmission rates estimated from a cohort study in Amazonian Brazil [PDF]
, 1997 We estimate the incidence rate, serological conversion rate and basic case reproduction number (R0) of Leishmania infantum from a cohort study of 126 domestic dogs exposed to natural infection rates over 2 years on Marajó Island, Pará State, Brazil.
Courtenay, O. +3 more
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The recombinant protein rSP03B is a valid antigen for screening dog exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus across foci of canine leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2017 The frequency of sandfly-host contacts can be measured by host antibody levels against sandfly salivary proteins. Recombinant salivary proteins are suggested to represent a valid replacement for salivary gland homogenate (SGH); however, it is necessary ...
Alten +23 more
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Circulation of Toscana Virus in a Sample Population of Corsica, France
Proceedings, 2020 Sandfly-borne phleboviruses pathogenic to humans, such as Toscana virus (TOSV) and sandfly fever Sicilian virus (SFSV), are endemic in the Mediterranean region.
Shirley Masse +4 more
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Native rodent species are unlikely sources of infection for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis along the Transoceanic Highway in Madre de Dios, Peru. [PDF]
, 2014 An estimated 2.3 million disability-adjusted life years are lost globally from leishmaniasis. In Peru's Amazon region, the department of Madre de Dios (MDD) rises above the rest of the country in terms of the annual incidence rates of human leishmaniasis.
Conrad, Patricia A +7 more
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