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Potential vectors of Leishmaniases in the Environmental Protection Area and Tinguá Federal Biological Reserve, Municipality of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study was to describe the composition of sand fly fauna, detect potential vectors of Leishmania spp. in the Tinguá district, an ATL endemic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seven species of vectorial importance in the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis was observed: Nyssomyia intermedia, Migonemyia migonei, Pintomyia fischeri, Psychodopygus hirsutus ...
Antônio L. F. Santana, Alfredo C. R. Azevedo, Margarete M. S. Afonso, Bruno M. Carvalho, Vanessa R. Vieira, Simone M. Costa, Júlia S. Silva, Thais A. Pereira, Daniela P. Pereira, Maurício L. Vilela   +9 more
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Assessment of the insecticidal activity of oral afoxolaner against Phlebotomus perniciosus in dogs

Parasite, 2019
Twelve healthy dogs were included in this laboratory efficacy study. Six dogs were randomly allocated based on body weight to an untreated control group and six to an afoxolaner (NexGard®) treated group.
Perier Nadège, Lebon Wilfried, Meyer Leon, Lekouch Noua, Aouiche Nesrine, Beugnet Frédéric   +5 more
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Effectiveness and Cost of Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets and Indoor Residual Spraying for the Control of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Cluster-Randomized Control Trial in Morocco. [PDF]

, 2016
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) remains an important public health problem in Morocco. A cluster-randomized trial was conducted with the following three study arms: 1) long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) plus standard of care environmental ...
Adlaoui, El Bachir, Ameur, Btissam, El Idrissi, Abderrahmane Laamrani, Faraj, Chafika, Kaddaf, Mustapha, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Mnzava, Abraham Peter, Wahabi, Rachid, Yukich, Joshua   +8 more
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Unravelling the biochemical aspects of the interaction between ticks and Leishmania using a tick cell line

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Leishmania infantum propagated in IDE8 tick cell line in vitro. L. infantum reduces tick cell viability and induces reactive oxygen species production. Lipidic profile of IDE8 tick cell line is altered during Leishmania infection. Abstract Leishmaniasis comprises a group of vector‐borne neglected tropical diseases caused by species of the obligatory ...
Beatriz Filgueiras Silvestre, Karoline dos Anjos Lima, Fernanda de Paula Pepino, Daniela Cosentino‐Gomes, Adivaldo Fonseca, Lesley Bell‐Sakyi, Georgia Correa Atella, Lucia H. Pinto‐da‐Silva   +7 more
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Molecular surveillance of sandfly-borne phleboviruses in Robat Karim County, Tehran

Environmental Challenges
Papatasi fever, also known as three-day fever, is a viral illness transmitted by the sandfly species Phlebotomus papatasi, characterized by symptoms similar to influenza. This study focused on Robat Karim County in Tehran Province, a region where climate
Ebrahim Abbasi
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PURIFICATION OF METACYCLIC LEISHMANIAL PROMASTIGOTES BY USING PEANUT LECTIN AGGLUTININ TEST . [PDF]

Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research, 2017
Lieshmania metacyclic promastigotes are transmitted during blood meals after development inside the gut of the sandfly vector. The isolation from axenic cultures of procyclic and metacyclic promastigotes by peanut lectin agglutination followed by ...
NuhaS. Al-Bayati, Sheelan A. Anwar, Omaima I. Mahmood   +2 more
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An updated checklist of Culicoides Latreille, 1809 biting midges from the highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Une liste mise à jour des moucherons piqueurs de Culicoides Latreille, 1809 des hautes terres de l'est de la République démocratique du Congo

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are home to critically endangered eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei). Climate change could increase the abundance and distribution of Culicoides‐borne diseases. We utilized morphological and molecular techniques to identify Culicoides spp.
Alisa Kubala, Kristin Warren, Rudolf Meiswinkel, Michael Cranfield, Ian Robertson, Lian Yeap, Rebecca Vaughan‐Higgins, Radar Nishuli, Eddy Kambale Syaluha, Jean‐Paul Kabemba Lukusa, Martin Kabuyaya Balyananzi, Yvonne‐Marie Linton   +11 more
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Canine Leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2000–2015): Taxonomic Characterisation of Etiological Agents and Geospatial Case Analysis

Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Canine Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne zoonotic disease caused by several species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania. In the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Leishmania braziliensis is the most prevalent species causing tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and Leishmania infantum is the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL).
Luciana de Freitas Campos Miranda, Laryssa Fabiano do Rosário Coelho, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Junior, Renan Nunes Albuquerque, Aline Fagundes da Silva, Andreza Pain Marcelino, Fernanda Nunes Santos, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Armando de Oliveira Schubach   +10 more
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Epidemiology of Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses in North Africa: An Overview

Insects
Eight sandfly-borne phleboviruses were found to circulate in North Africa. Phleboviruses detected in sandflies were Toscana (TOSV), Sandfly Fever Sicilian (SFSV), Sandfly Fever Naples (SFNV), Cyprus (CYPV), Punique (PUNV), Utique, Saddaguia, and Medjerda
Sabrina Sellali, Ismail Lafri, Rafik Garni, Hemza Manseur, Mohamed Besbaci, Mohamed Lafri, Idir Bitam   +6 more
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Species composition of Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Nikshahr county, south-eastern Iran [PDF]

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2011
Background & objectives: Sandflies are reported as the vectors of different kinds of leishmaniasis to human.There are foci of the disease in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the fauna and species compositionof sandflies to find the probable ...
H. Kassiri , E. Javadian & A.A. Hanafi-Bojd
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