online | memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br Leishmaniases are parasitic diseases caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania. These parasites, which infect various wild and domestic mammals, are transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sandflies. Species of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World and are known to feed on reptiles as well as other vertebrates, including human...

visceral leishmanisasis is endemic and zoonotic in several foci in ardabil province, north west of iran. the main objective of this study was to determine the natural promastigote infection of sand-flies in active seasons, during 1991-1995. sand-flies were caught by sticky traps, aspirator and cdc light traps from indoors and outdoors. altogether 2659 sandflies were dissected and identified. th...

Leishmania (L.) infantum is the causative agent in an endemic focus of canine leishmaniasis in the Mont-Rolland district (Thiès, Senegal). In this area, the transmission cycle is well established and more than 30% of dogs and 20% of humans are seropositive for L. infantum. However, the sand fly species involved in L. infantum transmission cycle are still unknown. Between 2007 and 2010, 3654 san...

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BACKGROUND Different epidemiological studies previously indicated that canine leishmaniasis is present in the region of Thiès (Senegal). However, the risks to human health, the transmission cycle and particularly the implicated vectors are unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS To improve our knowledge on the population of phlebotomine sand flies and the potential vectors of canine leishmani...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been known to occur since the 1980s on the western bank of the White Nile River (Central Sudan), 150 km south of Khartoum, and has resulted in high mortality. The most recent outbreak of the disease in this area began in 2006. Entomological surveys were carried out during May 2008, June 2010 and May and July 2011 in the White Nile area. Sandflies were collected u...

Abstract Biting midges (Phlebotominae) are medically important vectors of human and veterinary disease-causing agents. This study presents the results field research arthropods A. van Harten in United Arab Emirates (UAE) during period approximately 2005 – 2007 at a high number localities (15 mentioned here, with 9 species collected incl. five confirmed; 4 spp. new for fauna UAE: Phlebotomus ( )...