| [sandflies in italy: observations on their distribution and methods for control]. | the paper analyzes published and unpublished data of sandfly collections carried out in italy by one of the authors (m.m.) over a period of 18 years (1975-1993). these data are discussed in relation to the collection methods and the habitats. the leishmaniasis foci surveyed are localized in 11 regions of central and southern italy and in the two main islands, sicily and sardinia. five collection methods were used: i) sticky traps, ii) light traps, iii) window exit traps, iv) emergence traps, and ... | 1994 | 7637994 |
| testing insecticide susceptibility of phlebotomus perniciosus and p. papatasi (diptera: psychodidae) in italy. | a study was undertaken to establish the susceptibility of two recently colonized sand fly species, phlebotomus perniciosus and p. papatasi to some insecticides. a laboratory colony of p. papatasi, unexposed to insecticides for a period of ten years, was used as reference strain. bioassay tests were carried out according to the who standard protocols based on the mortality rates recorded at different exposure times. serial (from 1 to 60 min) exposures to ddt 2%, lambda-cyhalothrin 0.06% and perme ... | 2002 | 12760339 |
| natural infection of phlebotomus perniciosus with mon 72 zymodeme of leishmania infantum in the campania region of italy. | | 1994 | 7810389 |
| evidence for an impact on the incidence of canine leishmaniasis by the mass use of deltamethrin-impregnated dog collars in southern italy. | dogs are the domestic reservoir of leishmania infantum nicolle (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae), the agent of zoonotic human visceral leishmaniasis. in southern europe, where canine leishmaniasis (canl) is widespread due to l. infantum, killing seropositive dogs is considered unacceptable and drug treatment has low efficacy in preventing transmission. we made a field evaluation of the efficacy of deltamethrin dog collars in a canl focus of southern italy, mount vesuvius area of campania region ... | 2001 | 11776454 |
| [eco-epidemiological study of phlebotomus perniciosus in foci of visceral leishmaniasis in campania]. | an entomological survey was carried out during the sandfly season (june-october) of 1993 in three of the main visceral leishmaniasis (vl) foci of the campania region of italy. during the period 1989-1993, 39 vl cases were recorded in the three foci: 19 in maddaloni, 14 in ercolano and 6 in ischia. for each focus, collecting stations representative of sandfly habitats (domestic, peri-domestic and sylvatic) located in urban, peri-urban and rural areas were selected for the sandfly investigation. t ... | 1996 | 9333749 |