Sand Fly
Role of inhibitors of serine peptidases in protecting Leishmania donovani against the hydrolytic peptidases of sand fly midgut
... Results: We identified two ecotin-like genes in L. donovani, LdISP1 and LdISP2. In silico and co-immunoprecipitation results clearly suggest a strong interaction of LdISP molecules with trypsin and chymotrypsin. ...
16
Natural infection of the sand fly Phlebotomus kazeruni by Trypanosoma species in Pakistan
... Phlebotomine sand flies are blood-sucking insects belonging to the family Psychodidae in the order Dip- tera ...of sand fly species is epide- miologically very important because less than 10 percent ...
5
Courtship behaviour of Phlebotomus papatasi the sand fly vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis
... Wing-flapping is a common behaviour in sand fly courtship, and has been reported from observations of mating in species from both Old and New World gen- era [26]. In P. papatasi, as in L. longipalpis, wing- ...
9
Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control
... Most presentations (81) at ISOPS VIII concerned the eco- epidemiology of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis (Table 1). They had the implicit aim of incriminating sand fly species as vectors, by adding ...
8
Significance of bacteria in oviposition and larval development of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis
... phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Dip- tera: Psychodidae) is an important biological vector of Leishmania infantum ...of sand flies, it is generally agreed that organic material is the ...
8
Identification and characterization of a salivary adenosine deaminase from the sand fly Phlebotomus duboscqi, the vector of Leishmania major in sub Saharan Africa
... unfed sand flies (intact saliva), from SGH of recently blood- fed sand flies (loss of secreted protein by salivation during feeding) and from punctured salivary glands (loss of all or the majority of the ...
8
Identification of phlebotomine sand fly blood meals by real time PCR
... In the present study we developed SYBR Green-based real time PCR assays for the identification of female sand fly blood meals. Remarkably, the assays were cap- able of detecting small amounts of host DNA in ...
6
Antennal and pupal sensilla of the sand fly Culicoides furens (Poey) (Diptera Ceratopogonidae)
... Abstract-By means of scanning and transmission electron microscopy, the arrange- ment and ultrastructure of the sensilla on the antennae and maxillary palps of the sand fly, Clilicoides [r] ...
18
“Monitoring of Vector-borne Diseases: Investigation of Feeding Preferences of the Sand Fly, Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Aichoun, North center of Morocco” by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Lotfi Aarab, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Morocco.
... of sand flies, with a focus on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in Aichoun locality, North center of ...and sand flies were collected during September and October 2013 in five stations and from 8:00PM to 6:00AM ...
5
Designing and Introducing a New Artificial Feeding Apparatus for Sand Fly Rearing
... Feeding through membrane has been utilized for various hematophagous arthropods to pur- pose of mass rearing of insects or to artificial- ly infect vectors with parasites (3, 5, 18, 20-22). There were disadvantages in ...
6
The paratransgenic sand fly: A platform for control of Leishmania transmission
... the sand fly, Phlebotomus ...in sand fly populations, environmental toxicity, and limited resources confound this ...the sand fly ...
9
Leishmania manipulation of sand fly feeding behavior results in enhanced transmission
... The two known parasite-mediated events that directly enhance transmission of Leishmania are metacyclogenesis and secretion of fPPG. Since either or both could exert some pathogenic and/or manipulative effect on the ...
8
The Transcriptome of Leishmania major Developmental Stages in Their Natural Sand Fly Vector
... Phlebotomine sand flies are the only known natural vectors of Leishmania ...Female sand flies require a blood meal before they will lay eggs (10), and the gonotrophic cycle is defined as the period between ...
18
Understanding Phlebotomus perniciosus abundance in south east Spain: assessing the role of environmental and anthropic factors
... on sand fly density [3, 4]. Unlike mosquitoes, sand flies breed on terres- trial sites protected from desiccation and with organic matter for larvae to feed on such as animal burrows and shelters, ...
12
Lutzomyia adiketis sp n (Diptera: Phlebotomidae), a vector of Paleoleishmania neotropicum sp n (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in Dominican amber
... fossil sand fly with the trypanosomatids is oval in outline, measuring 18 mm along the long axis, 12 mm along the short axis and 2 mm in ...The sand fly is well preserved but both mid- dle ...
8
Phlebovirus seroprevalence in Austrian Army personnel returning from missions abroad
... Numerical data are presented as the mean and standard deviation (SD). A Mann-Whitney U-test was performed to evaluate differences between operational areas. Cat- egorical data was analysed by a Fisher’s exact test, using ...
8
Spatio temporal modelling of Leishmania infantum infection among domestic dogs: a simulation study and sensitivity analysis applied to rural Brazil
... spatial sand fly abundance in southwest France to inform the construction of a basic reproductive ratio map for canine ...on sand fly abundance estimates from a single sampling timepoint; no ...
13
Ecology, feeding and natural infection by Leishmania spp of phlebotomine sand flies in an area of high incidence of American tegumentary leishmaniasis in the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
... as sand flies, which have complex ecological behavior ...of sand fly vectors of the various species of Leishmania that occur in the country ...
12
Richness and Diversity of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in North Khorasan Province, Northeast of Iran
... The sand fly fauna in North Khorasan Prov- ince was very rich and often included some of the most important proven or suspected vectors of ...of sand flies was varied between three selected ...
8
Geographical Distribution of Visceral Leishmaniasis Among Children in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen
... Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most severe form of leishmaniasis with high mortality if not treated. The disease is caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of ...
5