The taxonomy and systematics of sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) are one
of the pillars of research aimed to identifying vector populations and the agents transmitted …

Abstract Culicoides Latreille biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) cause a significant
biting nuisance to humans, livestock and equines, and are the biological vectors of a range …

To identify naturally infected Lutzomyia spp. by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, a PCR
multiplex non-isotopic hybridisation assay was developed for the analysis of insect samples …

A study of the natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by Leishmania (Leishmania)
infantum was conducted in an area of visceral leishmaniasis in São Vicente Férrer, located …

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of AmericanVisceral Leishmaniasis (AVL)
due to Leishmania chagasi in the New World. Despite its importance, AVL, a disease …

In order to identify Lutzomyia spp. naturally infected by Leishmania parasites a PCR
multiplex assay coupled to non-isotopic hybridization was used for the analysis of insect …

Lutzomyia spp. are New World phlebotomine sand flies, many of which are involved in the
transmission of human diseases, such as leishmaniases and bartonellosis. The systematic …

In Brazil, Leishmania transmission involves several species of phlebotomine sand flies that
are closely associated with different parasites and reservoirs, giving rise to different …

A review of the literature related to the molecular systematics of the Phlebotomine sandflies
(Diptera, Psychodidae) is proposed. It shows that molecular systematics is more frequently …

The aims of the study were to determine the blood feeding preferences of sandflies and to
identify species of Leishmania that infected phlebotomines in Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil, an …