Publications

sugars in the gut of the sandfly phlebotomus orientalis from dinder national park, eastern sudan.	the sandfly phlebotomus orientalis parrot (diptera: psychodidae) is the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in eastern and upper nile regions of sudan, where vector infection rates of over 7% have been reported. sugars are known to be important for development of the parasite and for increasing the survival and oviposition rates of several species of sandflies. in the present study we have analysed the sugars present in the guts of individuals and groups of male and female p. orientalis and compare ...	2000	10759314
leishmaniasis in sudan. visceral leishmaniasis.	from the early 1900s, visceral leishmaniasis (vl; kala-azar) has been among the most important health problems in sudan, particularly in the main endemic area in the eastern and central regions. several major epidemics have occurred, the most recent--in western upper nile province in southern sudan, detected in 1988--claiming over 100,000 lives. the disease spread to other areas that were previously not known to be endemic for vl. a major upsurge in the number of cases was noted in the endemic a ...	2001	11370250