Machine learning approaches in GIS-based ecological modeling of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi, a vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Golestan province, Iran.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.09.004
Abstract: The distribution and abundance of Phlebotomus papatasi, the primary vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in most semi-/arid countries, is a major public health challenge. This study compares several approaches to model the spatial distribution of… read more here.
Keywords: machine; vector; sand; phlebotomus papatasi ... See more keywords
Oviposition-Site Selection of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Flies: Attraction to Bacterial Isolates From an Attractive Rearing Medium
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa198
Abstract: Abstract Phlebotomine sand flies are worldwide vectors of Leishmania parasites as well as other bacterial and viral pathogens. Due to the variable impact of traditional vector control practices, a more ecologically based approach is needed.… read more here.
Keywords: sand; oviposition; sand flies; bacterial isolates ... See more keywords
Molecular and Biochemical Detection of Insecticide Resistance in the Leishmania Vector, Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and Pyrethroids, in Central Iran
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac031
Abstract: Abstract The aim of the present study was to explore resistance markers and possible biochemical resistance mechanisms in the Phlebotomine sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi in Esfahan Province, central Iran. Homogenous resistant strains of sand flies… read more here.
Keywords: papatasi; phlebotomus papatasi; central iran; resistance ... See more keywords
Characterisation of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes in the sand flies Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzomyia longipalpis shows expansion of the novel GST Xi class.
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DOI: 10.1111/imb.12769
Abstract: Leishmaniasis control often relies upon insecticidal control of phlebotomine sandfly vector populations. Such methods are vulnerable to the evolution of insecticide resistance via a range of molecular mechanisms. There is evidence that two major resistance… read more here.
Keywords: gst; resistance; phlebotomus papatasi; papatasi lutzomyia ... See more keywords
Co-infection of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) gut bacteria with Leishmania major exacerbates the pathological responses of BALB/c mice
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1115542
Abstract: Clinical features and severity of the leishmaniasis is extremely intricate and depend on several factors, especially sand fly-derived products. Bacteria in the sand fly’s gut are a perpetual companion of Leishmania parasites. However, consequences of… read more here.
Keywords: diptera psychodidae; infection; infection phlebotomus; phlebotomus papatasi ... See more keywords
RNAi-mediated gene silencing of Phlebotomus papatasi defensins favors Leishmania major infection
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1182141
Abstract: Introduction: Production of different antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is one of the insect’s prominent defense strategies, regulated mainly by Toll and immune deficiency (IMD) humoral pathways. Here we focused mainly on two AMPs of Phlebotomus papatasi,… read more here.
Keywords: sand fly; rnai mediated; phlebotomus papatasi; leishmania major ... See more keywords