Before 1999, leishmaniasis was considered an imported disease in Thailand. Since then,
autochthonous leishmaniasis was reported in both immmunocompetent and …

The use of semi‐isolated habitats such as oceanic islands, lakes and mountain summits as
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …

Brazilian caves, one of the many tourist attractions of the country, may act as a shelter for
insects, such as sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae), natural hosts of various microorganisms …

White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is an emerging infectious mycosis that has impacted multiple
species of North American bats since its initial discovery in 2006, yet the physiology of the …

Background Recent outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis make the disease a public health
concern in Punjab, Pakistan. The knowledge of how the population perceives the disease …

Leishmania siamensis is newly described as the causative pathogen of autochthonous
leishmaniasis in Thailand. Potential vectors and animal reservoirs of L. siamensis are not …

Background In South-East Asia, Thailand is the country with the highest number of human
autochthonous cases of leishmaniases mostly due to Leishmania martiniquensis. Their …

Being characterized by the absence of light and a reduced environmental cyclicity, the
subterranean domain is generally regarded as temporally stable. Yet, in the proximity of …

Although female sand flies are best known as the vectors of Leishmania parasites and
viruses, several previous reports have demonstrated that these insects can also act as …

Sandflies vary in their distributions and role in pathogen transmission. Attempts to record
distributions of sandflies in Thailand have faced difficulties due to their high abundance and …