Phlebotomine sandflies and the spreading of leishmaniases and other diseases of public health concern

M Maroli, MD Feliciangeli, L Bichaud… - Medical and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Phlebotomine sandflies transmit pathogens that affect humans and animals worldwide. We
review the roles of phlebotomines in the spreading of leishmaniases, sandfly fever, summer …

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in eight Balkan countries: historical review and region-wide entomological survey

V Dvorak, OE Kasap, V Ivovic, O Mikov, J Stefanovska… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are medically important vectors of
human and veterinary disease-causing agents. Among these, the genus Leishmania …

Modeling the climatic suitability of leishmaniasis vector species in Europe

LK Koch, J Kochmann, S Klimpel, S Cunze - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Climate change will affect the geographical distribution of many species in the future.
Phlebotomine sandflies are vector species for leishmaniasis, a tropical neglected disease …

[HTML][HTML] Barcoding Turkish Culex mosquitoes to facilitate arbovirus vector incrimination studies reveals hidden diversity and new potential vectors

F Gunay, B Alten, F Simsek, A Aldemir, YM Linton - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
As a precursor to planned arboviral vector incrimination studies, an integrated systematics
approach was adopted using morphology and DNA barcoding to examine the Culex fauna …

Serological, molecular and entomological surveillance demonstrates widespread circulation of West Nile virus in Turkey

K Ergunay, F Gunay, O Erisoz Kasap… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus with significant impact on human and
animal health, has recently demonstrated an expanded zone of activity globally. The aim of …

A metagenomic survey identifies Tamdy orthonairovirus as well as divergent phlebo-, rhabdo-, chu-and flavi-like viruses in Anatolia, Turkey

A Brinkmann, E Dinçer, C Polat, O Hekimoğlu… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2018 - Elsevier
We employed a direct metagenomic approach via next-generation sequencing for a cross-
sectional investigation of viruses in 10 tick pools, collected from Aegean, Mediterranean and …

Surveillance of arthropod-borne viruses and their vectors in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions within the MediLabSecure Network

AB Failloux, A Bouattour, C Faraj, F Gunay… - … tropical medicine reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Arboviruses, viruses transmitted by arthropods such as
mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, and fleas are a significant threat to public health because of …

First Record of Stegomyia albopicta in Turkey Determined By Active Ovitrap Surveillance and DNA Barcoding

K Oter, F Gunay, E Tuzer, YM Linton… - Vector-Borne and …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Despite its confirmed establishment in neighboring Greece and Bulgaria, the presence of
the Oriental invasive species Stegomyia albopicta (Skuse)(= Aedes albopictus) has never …

Generic amplification and next generation sequencing reveal Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus AP92-like strain and distinct tick phleboviruses in Anatolia …

E Dinçer, A Brinkmann, O Hekimoğlu, S Hacıoğlu… - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
Background Ticks are involved with the transmission of several viruses with significant
health impact. As incidences of tick-borne viral infections are rising, several novel and …

[HTML][HTML] Concurrent occurrence of human and equine West Nile virus infections in Central Anatolia, Turkey: the first evidence for circulation of lineage 1 viruses

A Ozkul, K Ergunay, A Koysuren, F Alkan… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: West Nile fever is an important zoonotic infection caused by West Nile virus
(WNV), a member of the Flaviviridae. Previous serological data from Turkey suggest …