Biology of phlebotomine sand flies as vectors of disease agents

PD Ready - Annual review of entomology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Phlebotomines are the sole or principal vectors of Leishmania, Bartonella bacilliformis, and
some arboviruses. The coevolution of sand flies with Leishmania species of mammals and …

Leishmania development in sand flies: parasite-vector interactions overview

A Dostálová, P Volf - Parasites & vectors, 2012 - Springer
Leishmaniases are vector-borne parasitic diseases with 0.9–1.4 million new human cases
each year worldwide. In the vectorial part of the life-cycle, Leishmania development is …

Seasonal Dynamics of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Proven Vectors of Mediterranean Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum

B Alten, C Maia, MO Afonso, L Campino… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The recent geographical expansion of phlebotomine vectors of Leishmania
infantum in the Mediterranean subregion has been attributed to ongoing climate changes. At …

The current status of zoonotic leishmaniases and approaches to disease control

M Gramiccia, L Gradoni - International journal for parasitology, 2005 - Elsevier
Leishmaniases are a complex of world-wide diseases with a range of clinical and
epidemiological features caused by Leishmania spp. of protozoan parasites. Among 15 well …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum transmitted by Phlebotomus tobbi

M Svobodová, B Alten, L Zídková, V Dvořák… - International journal for …, 2009 - Elsevier
Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by Leishmania infantum was studied
in South Anatolia, Turkey. Small, non-ulcerating lesions prevailed and patients were …

The role of indigenous phlebotomine sandflies and mammals in the spreading of leishmaniasis agents in the Mediterranean region

M Antoniou, M Gramiccia, R Molina, V Dvorak… - …, 2013 - eurosurveillance.org
An updated view of the establishment and spread of the leishmaniases in Europe is
presented, mostly with respect to newly emerging and re-emerging foci and the incrimination …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct transmission cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 adjacent foci, Northern Israel

M Svobodova, J Votypka, J Peckova… - Emerging infectious …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Transmission of Leishmania tropica was studied in 2 adjacent foci in Israel where vector
populations differ. Only Phlebotomus sergenti was found infected with L. tropica in the …

[HTML][HTML] Leishmaniases in Greece

P Ntais, D Sifaki-Pistola, V Christodoulou… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During the last 35 years, visceral leishmaniasis has spread in Greece with autochthonous
human cases appearing in 41 of the 54 prefectures. The occurrence of the disease was …

Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry

V Dvorak, P Halada, K Hlavackova, E Dokianakis… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Phlebotomine sand flies are incriminated in the transmission of several human
and veterinary pathogens. To elucidate their role as vectors, proper species identification is …

Transmission patterns of Leishmania tropica around the Mediterranean basin: Could Morocco be impacted by a zoonotic spillover?

I El Idrissi Saik, C Benlabsir, H Fellah… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) due to Leishmania tropica is a neglected tropical disease
characterized by a wide geographical distribution in the Mediterranean basin and is …