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American Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 2, Page 171-182, May 2026.Abstract In Colombia's northeastern borderlands, agrarian economies shape how disease risk and stigma are understood and managed. As shown in ethnographic fieldwork in and around the Catatumbo region, cutaneous leishmaniasis—a sandfly‐transmitted disease that produces chronic skin lesions—appears in two radically different guises across adjacent ...
Javier Lezaun, Lina Pinto‐García
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Circulation of Toscana Virus in a Sample Population of Corsica, France
Viruses, 2019 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 +6 more
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Distribution of putative male sex pheromones among Lutzomyia sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae).
, 2002 Male Lutzomyia longipalpis produce terpene sex pheromones in glandular tissue underlying the cuticle. The pheromones are transmitted to the surface via cuticle-lined ducts (measuring 0.25 microm in diameter), each of which reaches the surface in the ...
Brazil, RP +6 more
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Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 104, Issue 5, Page 305-310, May 2026.There is a lack of information on horse parasite management practices currently used by individual horse owners in Australia. A voluntary, anonymous online survey was developed for and distributed by Pony Club Australia to its members seeking information on horse population; housing; paddock, manure and parasite management; and owner attitudes.
W Nixon, P Buckley, R Butler
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998 The morphology of the spiracles of fourth instar larva in eight sandfly species were examined by light and scanning electron microscopy. Species studied were: Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva), L. ovallesi (Ortiz), L.
Anna Maria Fausto +3 more
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European Journal of Dental Education, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 392-406, May 2026.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 +2 more
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Leishmania infantum in sandflies in Iran
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical MedicineObjective: To determine the overall and pooled prevalence of Leishmania (L.) infantum in sandfly vectors in Iran. Methods: The present research conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis and searched regional databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of
Sara Rahimi +4 more
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Ecology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sinai: linking parasites, vectors and hosts
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014 Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected clinical form of public health importance that is quite prevalent in the northern and eastern parts of Egypt.
Abdallah Mohammed Samy +2 more
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Phosphatidylcholine synthesis through cholinephosphate cytidylyltransferase is dispensable in Leishmania major [PDF]
, 2019 © 2019, The Author(s). cc-byPhosphatidylcholine (PC) is a major cell membrane constituent and precursor of important second messengers. In Leishmania parasites, PC synthesis can occur via the choline branch of the Kennedy pathway, the N-methylation of ...
Hsu, Fong-Fu +3 more
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Leishmania-sandfly interactions [PDF]
Open Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018 There is a specific association between insect vector species and parasites [1]. The susceptibility or resistance of a species of sandfly to the development of a particular parasite depends on its ability to overcome certain barriers such as the proteolytic enzymes of the midgut, the peritrophic membrane surrounding the blood meal, and excretion of the
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