DNA‐based methods have greatly enhanced the sensitivity and specificity of
hematophagous arthropod bloodmeal identification. A variety of methods have been applied …

Mosquito blood feeding plays a key role in epidemiology. Despite its importance and large
number of studies worldwide, less attention has been paid in South America. We …

The transmission of parasites of the genus Leishmania involves a large diversity of
mammalian reservoir hosts. However, many of these are yet to be identified, mainly in …

OBJECTIVE: To determine phytochemistry and larvicidal activity of Eucalyptus
camaldulensis against Anopheles stephensi. METHODS: The chemical compositions of the …

West Nile virus (WNV) has become the most epidemiologically important mosquito-borne
disease in the United States, causing~ 50,000 cases since its introduction in 1999 …

Background Feeding patterns of the vector are important in the epidemiology of Chagas
disease, the leading cause of heart disease in Latin America. Chagas disease is caused by …

Iran is in the malaria pre-elimination stage. In this situation community based strategies are
important for malaria control. In order to intensify elimination activities we need to have a …

Background: According to the national strategy plan on monitoring of insecticides resistance,
this study was carried out to determine the base line susceptibility of the Culicidae …

Background We aimed to develop a PCR-RFLP assay based on available sequences of
putative vertebrate hosts to identify blood meals ingested by field female sand fly in the …

The prevalence, host preference, and rate of Leishmania spp. infection of sand fly species
are important parameters for incrimination of parasite vectors. We applied polymerase chain …