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Climatic and ecological factors responsible for distribution of Phlebotomine sandflies and occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Himachal Pradesh, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Background & objectives: Subalpine valley along the Sutlej River has been identified as an endemic focus for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) state in India.
Suman Lata, Gaurav Kumar, Bharat Bhakuni, Sandhya Kumari, Ramesh C Dhiman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Broader Geographical Distribution of Toscana Virus in the Mediterranean Region Suggests the Existence of Larger Varieties of Sand Fly Vectors

Microorganisms, 2020
Toscana virus (TOSV) is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is transmitted by sand flies. TOSV can infect humans and cause febrile illness as well as neuroinvasive infections affecting the central and peripheral nervous systems. Although TOSV is
Nazli Ayhan, Jorian Prudhomme, Lison Laroche, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Remi N. Charrel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxonomical insights and ecology of sandfly (Diptera, Psychodidae) species in six provinces of Northern Vietnam

Parasite, 2021
We studied sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) populations in six provinces of Vietnam. This work explores the diversity of sandfly species according to the province, as well as environment, and updated information on public health since leishmaniasis cases ...
Vu Sinh Nam, Tran Hai Son, Tran Vu Phong, Tran Cong Tu, Tran Nhu Duong, Dang Duc Anh, Nguyen Thi Yen, Vu Thi Lieu, Ngo Khanh Phuong, Nguyen Viet Hoang, Hoàng Ngọc Anh, Cassan Cécile, Prudhomme Jorian, Depaquit Jérôme, Rahola Nil, Bañuls Anne-Laure   +15 more
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Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: a case-control study in Pokot territory of Kenya and Uganda [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: In East Africa, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. It is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the sandfly vector Phlebotomus martini.
A. Ocheng, AHLUWALIA, Alvar, Anoopa Sharma, BARNETT, Basimike, Bern, Bern, Boussery, Bucheton, Chappuis, Chappuis, D. T Worku, Elnaiem, Filmer, Gebre-Michael, Hamilton, Heisch, Iversen, J. H Kolaczinski, J. Kasimiro, Jahn, Mohamed, N. Kabatereine, Ngumbi, Perkins, R. Reithinger, RANJAN, Robert, RYAN, S. Brooker, Schaefer, Schenkel, Takken   +33 more
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An Unusual Presentation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Patient with Substance Use: A Diagnostic and Management Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In patients with atypical ulcers and travel history to endemic areas, a comprehensive diagnostic workup for cutaneous leishmaniasis is imperative. This case confirms Leishmania tropica through combined microscopy, culture, and PCR, leading to successful treatment with systemic glucantime and adjunctive wound care.
Hossein Pazoki, Eissa Soleymani, Shirafkan Kordi, Mahdi Fakhar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-circulation of a novel phlebovirus and Massilia virus in sandflies, Portugal [PDF]

, 2015
Free PMC Article: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/26497645/Background: In Portugal, entomological surveys to detect phleboviruses in their natural vectors have not been performed so far. Thus, the aims of the present study were to detect, isolate
Alves, M.J., Amaro, Fátima, Becker, S. C., Börstler, J., Cadar, D., Clos, J., Lorenzen, S., Schmidt-Chanasit, J., Zé-Zé, Líbia   +8 more
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Structural basis of secreted acid phosphatase polymerization in the Leishmania parasite

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Enzymes that assemble into filaments typically transition between protomeric and polymeric states in response to cellular conditions. In contrast, the secreted acid phosphatase (SAP) of Leishmania, one of the most abundant extracellular glycoproteins produced by the parasite and regarded as a major virulence factor in the neglected tropical ...
Priyanka Bose, Irit Dahan, Alexander Upcher, Ran Zalk, Iris Grossman‐Haham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

First description of Leishmania (Viannia) infection in Evandromyia saulensis, Pressatia sp. and Trichophoromyia auraensis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in a transmission area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Acre state, Amazon Basin, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Studies on the sandfly fauna to evaluate natural infection indexes are still limited in the Brazilian Amazon, a region with an increasing incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Thais de Araujo-Pereira, Daniela de Pita-Pereira, Mariana Côrtes Boité, Myllena Melo, Taiana Amancio da Costa-Rego, Andressa Alencastre Fuzari, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Constança Britto   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Sandfly-Borne Phlebovirus Isolations from Turkey: New Insight into the Sandfly fever Sicilian and Sandfly fever Naples Species

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
Many studies have presented virus sequences which suggest the existence of a variety of putative new phleboviruses transmitted by sandflies in the Old World. However, in most of these studies, only partial sequences in the polymerase or the nucleoprotein genes were characterised. Therefore to further our understand of the presence and potential medical
Cigdem Alkan, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Bulent Alten, Xavier de Lamballerie, Rémi N Charrel   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources