A morphological and molecular study of phlebotomine sand flies of Taiwan reveals the record of six species [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Phlebotomine sand flies, the key vectors in the transmission of Leishmania parasites, pose a global health challenge. Although leishmaniasis has been reported in the indigenous Taiwanese population, the last sand fly survey, based on ...
Han-Hsuan Chung +3 more
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Hidden in plain sight: discovery of sand flies in Singapore and description of four species new to science [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are tiny, blood-sucking insects that are of significant public and veterinary health importance for their role in the transmission of Leishmania parasites, bacteria, and arboviruses. Although sand
Huicong Ding +9 more
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Distribution and Seasonal Variation of Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia Sand Fly Populations in Bhutan. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med HygLeishmaniasis is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases in the world. Although Bhutan is a member of the visceral leishmaniasis elimination consortium in South Asia, not much attention has been accorded to the disease because of its low ...
Tenzin Wangdi +7 more
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Multihost/Multivector Community Network: Disentangling Sandfly Species and Host Interactions in Avian Habitats. [PDF]
Transbound Emerg DisAscertaining the feeding behavior of vectors is a key for understanding epidemiology of the infections they transmit. For some host–vector–parasite systems, this information is biased towards human and peridomestic habitats, frequently underestimating the likely role of wildlife.
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Sand fly blood meal volumes and their relation to female body weight under experimental conditions [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsAbstract Background Sand fly females require a blood meal to develop eggs. The size of the blood meal is crucial for fecundity and affects the dose of pathogens acquired by females when feeding on infected hosts or during experimental membrane-feeding ...
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International 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
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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 +15 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Sergentomyia minuta (Diptera: Phlebotominae) is an abundant sand fly species in the Mediterranean basin and a proven vector of reptile parasite Leishmania ( Sauroleishmania ) tarentolae .
L. Tichá +7 more
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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]
PLoS 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
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Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Ethiopia
Heliyon, 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
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