Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) transmit many zoonotic diseases
(arboviruses, bartonelloses and especially leishmaniases) of importance to human health in …

Conventional methodologies to control vector borne diseases with chemical pesticides are
often associated with environmental toxicity, adverse effects on human health and the …

Following resurgence in Bihar of epidemic kala-azar, outbreaks of the disease were
identified simultaneously in two separate foci about 500 km apart in West Bengal in 1980 …

A case-control study was conducted to understand the risk factors associated with kala-azar
in diseaseendemic areas of Bihar, India. A total of 134 kala-azar cases treated at the …

The visceral leishmaniasis (VL) vector Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale & Brunetti is
widely distributed throughout the Indian sub‐continent and SE Asia. The absence of VL in …

It is suggested that previous data indicate 3 major epidemics of kala-azar in Assam between
1875 and 1950, with inter-epidemic periods of 30–45 and 20 years. This deviates from the …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a deadly vector‐borne disease that causes an estimated 500
000 new cases a year. In India, Nepal and Bangladesh, VL is caused by Leishmania …

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar in the Indian sub-
continent (ISC), is a major public health concern in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, where it is …

1. A field study of Phlebotomus ariasi Tonnoir, the vector of Leishmania infantum Nicolle in
southern France, addressed the following questions: Is it possible to estimate reliably the life …

The population abundance of Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale & Brunetti was studied
between January 1986 and December 1987 at 2 sites in West Bengal, India, in relation to 8 …