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Flavivirus RNA in Phlebotomine Sandflies [PDF]

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2010
Sandfly-transmitted phleboviruses, such as Toscana, sandfly fever Sicilian, and sandfly fever Naples, can cause human disease and circulate at high rates in Mediterranean countries. Previous studies have also established that viruses other than phleboviruses may be detected in and isolated from sand flies. The recent detection and isolation (in a large
/Moureau, Grégory, Ninove, L., Izri, A., Cook, S., de Lamballerie, Xavier, Charrel, R.   +5 more
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Designing a serious game for community-based disease prevention in the Amazon [PDF]

, 2014
Many developing regions around the world rely on community-based healthcare strategies and practices to deal with prevention and control of often neglected diseases, by educating the local population and healthcare professionals, on the mechanisms by ...
Cesario, Manuel, Cesario, Raquel Rangel, Luz, Saturnino, Masoodian, Masood, Rogers, Bill   +4 more
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Ecology and spatiotemporal dynamics of sandflies in the Mediterranean Languedoc region (Roquedur area, Gard, France)

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background Phlebotomine sandflies are hematophagous insects widely present in Western Mediterranean countries and known for their role as Leishmania vectors.
Jorian Prudhomme, Nil Rahola, Céline Toty, Cécile Cassan, David Roiz, Baptiste Vergnes, Magali Thierry, Jean-Antoine Rioux, Bulent Alten, Denis Sereno, Anne-Laure Bañuls   +10 more
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Uniting mathematics and biology for control of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2015
The neglected tropical disease (NTD) visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been targeted by the WHO for elimination as a public health problem on the Indian subcontinent by 2017 or earlier.
Adams, ER, De Vlas, SJ, Hollingsworth, TD, Le Rutte, EA, Medley, GF, Rock, KS   +5 more
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Exodontia Block Course Evaluation: A Review of the Learning Outcomes, Content, and Assessment Practices at a Dental Faculty in South Africa

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Regular curriculum renewal ensures relevant and responsive curricula. Skills development courses, such as for dental extraction procedures, require the same rigorous review, as this skill demands both technical proficiencies and a high level of cognition.
Nashreen Behardien, Priscilla Brijlal, Nicolette Vanessa Roman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological Aspects of the Phlebotominae Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) among Forest Fragments and Built Areas in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Insects, 2022
Sand flies are dipterans of medical importance, as some species are vectors of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL). The municipality of João Pessoa (Paraíba, northeastern Brazil), is an endemic region for AVL, having high rates of human and canine ...
Bruna Queiroz da Silva, Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso, Lucas José Macêdo Freire, Antônio Luís Ferreira de Santana, Alessandre Pereira-Colavite, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel   +5 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infectiousness in a Cohort of Brazilian Dogs: Why Culling Fails to Control Visceral Leishmaniasis in Areas of High Transmission [PDF]

, 2002
The elimination of seropositive dogs in Brazil has been used to control zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis but with little success. To elucidate the reasons for this, the infectiousness of 50 sentinel dogs exposed to natural Leishmania chagasi infection was
Courtenay, O., Dye, C., Garcez, L.M., Quinnell, R.J., Shaw, J.J.   +4 more
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Investigation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Patients Referred to the Referential Laboratories of Qom Health Center From March 2016 to February 2022

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2022
Background and Objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a common zoonotic disease that is transmitted by sandflies. This disease has become endemic in different regions of Iran.
Seyed Jafar Adnani Sadati, Babake Aghili, Fatemhe Badr, Mostafa Vahedian   +3 more
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Domestic dog ownership in Iran is a risk factor for human infection with Leishmania infantum. [PDF]

, 2002
One explanation proposed for the widespread failure to control zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis by culling infected domestic dogs is that wild canids or humans play significant roles in transmission.
Davies, Clive R, Edrissian, Gholan H, Gavgani, A Samad Mazloumi, Mohebali, Mehdi, Mohite, Hassan   +4 more
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