| Morphometric and meristic characterization of Phlebotomus argentipes species complex in northern Sri Lanka: evidence for the presence of potential leishmaniasis vectors in the country. | The transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is of public health concern in Sri Lanka. The parasite Leishmania donovani is reported to be the causative agent for CL in Sri Lanka. However there is no report on the vector of CL in the country. Phlebotomus argentipes sensu lato is the well known vector of L. donovani which causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the nearby South India. The taxon Ph. argentipes previously reported to occur as a species complex comprising of two morphospe ... | 2011 | 22041744 |
| leishmania donovani zymodeme mon-37 isolated from an autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis patient in sri lanka. | although the strain causing cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in sri lanka was first identified in 2003, the strain causing visceral leishmaniasis (vl) has not yet been identified. we report the first isoenzyme typing of a strain causing vl in sri lanka at an early stage of emergence of vl in the country. the parasite was isolated from a 57-year-old civil soldier who had been in the jungle in the vavuniya district in the northern province of sri lanka for a period of nearly 6 months immediately befor ... | 2012 | 23265615 |
| characterisation of cutaneous leishmaniasis in matara district, southern sri lanka: evidence for case clustering. | leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by phlebotomus spp. sand flies. cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in sri lanka is caused by leishmania donovani. transmission patterns are different in southern and northern sri lanka. current study examined the prevalence, risk factors and distribution of cl in matara district, southern sri lanka. total of 2260 individuals from four district secretariat divisions (dsds) were screened by house to house surveys using an interviewer administered ... | 2015 | 26345305 |
| a morphologically distinct phlebotomus argentipes population from active cutaneous leishmaniasis foci in central sri lanka. | although the reported aetiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in sri lanka is leishmania donovani, the sandfly vector remains unknown. ninety-five sandflies, 60 females and 35 males, collected in six localities in the district of matale, central sri lanka, close to current active transmission foci of cl were examined for taxonomically relevant characteristics. eleven diagnostic morphological characters for female sandflies were compared with measurements described for indian and sri l ... | 2012 | 22510837 |