The house fly (Musca domestica L.) is a well-established vector of human pathogens,
including Campylobacter spp., which can cause infection of broiler chicken flocks, and …

Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is a pathogenic fungus that can cause life-
threatening meningitis, particularly in individuals with compromised immune systems. The …

Sand flies are a significant public health concern in many parts of the world where they are
known to transmit agents of several zoonotic diseases to humans, such as leishmaniasis …

Phlebotomus argentipes is the main suspected vector for leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka.
Investigations on the presence of aerobic bacteria in the gut of sand flies which evidence a …

In this study, we tested the capacity of Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (TGGE)‐
based fingerprinting of 16S rDNA PCR fragments to assess bacterial composition in a single …

Parasitoids have utilized a variety of strategies to counteract host defense. They are in
different taxonomic status and exhibit phenotypic and genetic diversity, and thus are thought …

Despite the increasing number of studies concerning insect immunity, Lutzomyia longipalpis
immune responses in the presence of Leishmania infantum chagasi infection has not been …

Leishmaniasis is a spectrum of diseases transmitted by sand-fly vector caused by a protozoa
parasite from the genus Leishmania (Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae) This vector …

Leishmaniasis is an important worldwide public health problem. Visceral leishmaniasis
caused by Leishmania infantum chagasi is mainly transmitted by Lutzomyia longipalpis in …

Trypanosoma rangeli is the second most common American trypanosome that infects man. It
is vectored by triatomines from the genus Rhodnius, in which it invades the hemolymph and …