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Description of Sergentomyia phadangensis n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Thailand [PDF]

open access: yesParasites and Vectors, 2016
Since 1996, there are emerging autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis in Thailand due to Leishmania "siamensis" and to L. martiniquensis explaining a recent interest for the sand fly fauna where Sergentomyia gemmea and Se. barraudi have been considered possible vectors in the country.
Jérôme Depaquit   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

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

open access: yesParasite, 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   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of fauna and seasonal activity of phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) as vectors of disease agents in Southwestern Iran

open access: yesInternational Archives of Health Sciences, 2021
Aims: The current study determined the faunistic composition, sex ratio, seasonal abundance, and physiological status of sandflies as vectors of leishmaniasis in Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran, during 2015–2016.
Hamid Kassiri, Reza Farhadi Nezhad
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Identification of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Vectors in Alborz Province, North of Iran [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Razi Institute, 2023
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas of North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Considering the increasing number of CL cases in recent years and the fact that no study has
T Nouroozi Kouh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paraphyly of the subgenus Sintonius (Diptera, Psychodidae, Sergentomyia): status of the Malagasy species. Creation of a new subgenus and description of a new species. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
During an inventory of Phlebotomine sand flies carried out in Madagascar, we have identified some specimens showing morphological characters related to the subgenus Sintonius of the genus Sergentomyia.
Fano José Randrianambinintsoa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Ethiopia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Phlebotomine sandflies have a long history of association with humans, which makes them the only proven natural vectors of Leishmania species, the parasitic protozoans that cause leishmaniases in humans and animals.
Esayas Aklilu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic variation of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Gampaha and Kurunegala districts of Sri Lanka: Complementing the morphological identification

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2022
Objective: To identity the variation of sand flies in the Gampaha and Kurunegala districts of Sri Lanka and to assess DNA barcoding as a complementing method for morphological identification.
Tharaka Wijerathna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioecology of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in Khorramshahr County, the endemic focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khuzestan Province, Iran (2017–2018)

open access: yesInternational Archives of Health Sciences, 2023
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the fauna and bioecology of sandflies in Khorramshahr County, southwest of Iran, where cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic. Materials and Methods: Sandflies were caught indoors and outdoors by sticky paper
Hamid Kassiri, Samaneh Najafi
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating potential sand fly vectors after the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by species of the genus Leishmania, which are transmitted through the bite of infected female sand flies.
Dziedzom K. de Souza   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of high‐volume insecticide spraying on sand fly vectors in household gardens in Spain

open access: yesZoonoses and Public Health, Volume 70, Issue 6, Page 511-522, September 2023., 2023
Abstract This study investigated the efficacy of high‐volume spraying with the adulticide α‐cypermethrin alone and in combination with the larvicide diflubenzuron on the density of sand flies in gardens of three detached households in periurban areas in southeast Spain.
María Ortuño   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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