| entomological and parasitological study on phlebotomine sandflies in central and northern albania. | an entomological survey was carried out in two districts of central (kruje) and northern (lezhe) albania. six collecting sites, showing a variety of diurnal resting sites, were monitored for adult sandflies from june through october 2002. flies were collected with cdc miniature light traps, sticky traps and mechanical or hand aspirators in peridomestic sites, in bedrooms and inside cow barns, chicken coops and pigpens. all collecting sites monitored were found positive for sandflies. a total of ... | 2005 | 15828581 |
| [arthropod-borne parasites of dogs, especially leishmania, in the kosovo and albania]. | currently no information is available regarding canine arthropod-borne parasites in albania and the kosovo, especially the zoonotic protozoan leishmania infantum. presumably autochtonous cases of human leishmaniosis have been described for some areas (kosovo: ferizaj, gjakovo, pec, malisevo; albania: tirana, durres, elbasan, shkodra, vlore). in order to investigate the infection status of dogs of different origin sera from 272 animals (151 from albania - tirana, kamza and durres; 121 from the ko ... | 2008 | 19066774 |