Effects of anti-Leishmania compounds in the behavior of the sand fly vector Lutzomyia longipalpis.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6900
Abstract: BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is an infectious parasitic disease caused by pathogens of the genus Leishmania transmitted through the bite of adult female sand flies. To reduce case numbers, it is necessary to combine different control approaches,… read more here.
Keywords: sugar baits; fly vector; anti leishmania; sand flies ... See more keywords
Seasonal dynamics of a population of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi Parrot, 1930 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in North-Eastern Romania
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06296-9
Abstract: Sand flies were collected in a location from Romania in order to estimate their abundance and seasonal variation in correlation with environmental and anthropic factors. From May to October 2017, eight premises with different animal… read more here.
Keywords: sand; eastern romania; sand flies; north eastern ... See more keywords
First molecular evidence of frogs as a food source for sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in Brazilian caves.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07154-3
Abstract: Genus and species of phlebotomine sand flies have been recorded and described in caves in Brazil, but no study has provided the food source used by sand flies in these environments. Herein, we identified the… read more here.
Keywords: sand; sand flies; food source; brazilian caves ... See more keywords
Midgut morphological changes and autophagy during metamorphosis in sand flies
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DOI: 10.1007/s00441-017-2586-z
Abstract: During metamorphosis, holometabolous insects undergo significant remodeling of their midgut and become able to cope with changes in dietary requirements between larval and adult stages. At this stage, insects must be able to manage and… read more here.
Keywords: insects; sand flies; morphological changes; changes midgut ... See more keywords
Temperature sensitivity and environmental stability of Chandipura virus
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DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-00511-4
Abstract: Chandipura virus (CHPV), a negative-stranded RNA virus of family Rhabdoviridae is endemic in Central India since 1965. The virus gained public health importance when it was held responsible for massive outbreak in 2003–2004 in Maharashtra,… read more here.
Keywords: chpv; virus; sand flies; chandipura virus ... See more keywords
Aspects on the ecology of phlebotomine sand flies and natural infection by Leishmania hertigi in the Southeastern Amazon Basin of Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.09.023
Abstract: The medical and veterinary importance of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) follow as a result of some species ability to transmit the zoonotic protozoa of the genus Leishmania. Of all municipalities in the state of Mato… read more here.
Keywords: sand; infection leishmania; natural infection; sand flies ... See more keywords
Broadening the tools for studying sand fly breeding habitats: A novel molecular approach for the detection of phlebotomine larval DNA in soil substrates.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.11.008
Abstract: Phlebotomine sand flies constitute a group of haematophagous insects of great medical and veterinary importance. Despite the significant knowledge on the biology and behavior of adult sand flies in the wild, there is little information… read more here.
Keywords: sand; sand fly; sand flies; soil ... See more keywords
DNA barcoding and fauna of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105220
Abstract: Mexico has great diversity of phlebotomine sand flies related to cases of leishmaniasis, yet few studies have dressed the molecular taxonomy of these sand fly species. The use of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI)… read more here.
Keywords: sand; sand flies; dna; los tuxtlas ... See more keywords
Co-circulation of Toscana virus and Leishmania infantum in a focus of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis from Central Tunisia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105342
Abstract: In the Mediterranean basin, sand flies are vectors of Leishmania parasites and phleboviruses affecting humans and animals. In this study, we aimed to investigate phlebovirus and Leishmania parasites circulating in a focus of zoonotic visceral… read more here.
Keywords: infantum; sand; focus; leishmaniasis ... See more keywords
Seasonal dynamics of phlebotomine sand flies and autochthonous transmission of Leishmania infantum in high-altitude ecosystems in southern Spain.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105749
Abstract: Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease transmitted by sand flies. A dozen species have been involved in the transmission of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean region. Climate change may alter sand fly distribution at particular altitudes… read more here.
Keywords: sand; southern spain; sand fly; sand flies ... See more keywords
Species diversity and blood meal sources of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105831
Abstract: Phlebotomine sand flies can transmit several species of the genus Leishmania, that cause leishmaniasis, a serious neglected tropical disease worldwide. Although Mexico is an endemic country for the disease, studies on the biology, ecology, and… read more here.
Keywords: meal sources; sand; sand flies; blood meal ... See more keywords