Blood-sucking arthropods transmit a variety of human pathogens acting as disseminators of
the so-called vector-borne diseases. Leishmaniasis is a spectrum of diseases caused by …

Background The aim of this study is to describe the major evolutionary historical events
among Leishmania, sandflies, and the associated animal reservoirs in detail, in accordance …

Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …

All insects are colonized by microorganisms on the insect exoskeleton, in the gut and
hemocoel, and within insect cells. The insect microbiota is generally different from …

The shape and form of protozoan parasites are inextricably linked to their pathogenicity. The
evolutionary pressure associated with establishing and maintaining an infection and …

The contribution of vector transmission to pathogen establishment is largely underrated. For
Leishmania, transmission by sand flies is critical to early survival involving an irreproducible …

Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is a vector‐borne disease caused by Leishmania infantum
and is transmitted by female phlebotomine sand flies primarily between animals and …

Sand flies, similar to most vectors, take multiple blood meals during their lifetime,,–. The
effect of subsequent blood meals on pathogens developing in the vector and their impact on …

Background Leishmaniases are parasitic diseases present worldwide that are transmitted to
the vertebrate host by the bite of an infected sand fly during a blood feeding. Phlebotomine …

Vector-borne diseases constitute a diversified group of illnesses, which are caused by a
multitude of pathogens transmitted by arthropod vectors, such as mosquitoes, fleas, ticks …