| lack of outer caudal setae as a constant feature of phlebotomus tobbi larvae. | | 1992 | 1421489 |
| absence of outer caudal setae on all larval instars of phlebotomus tobbi from the ionian greek islands. | larval instars 2, 3 and 4 of phlebotomus tobbi adler, theodor & lourie from the greek islands of corfu and zakynthos were found to have two caudal setae instead of the four usually present on these instars of phlebotomus larvae. in a scanning electron microscope comparison with larvae of p. papatasi (scopoli), a sensillum was seen in place of each outer seta of p. tobbi larvae, suggesting secondary loss of the setae. as the larvae of less than a tenth of the species and subspecies of the genus p ... | 1989 | 2519655 |
| phlebotomus tobbi on the greek island of lesbos. | | 1984 | 6464140 |
| water wells as a habitat of sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in greece. | overall, 37 of 79 water wells in 3 diverse geographic areas of greece were found to harbor sand flies. the predominant species were phlebotomus tobbi adler, theodor & lourie and p. neglectus tonnoir, species implicated in the transmission of leishmania infantum nicolle. three additional species of phlebotomus and 2 sergentomyia spp. also encountered. wells appear to be resting and possibly breeding habitat for sand flies in greece. | 1996 | 8742534 |
| [phlebotomine sandflies (diptera-psychodidae) of the isle of cyprus. ii--isolation and typing of leishmania (leishmania infantum nicolle, 1908 (zymodeme mon 1) from phlebotomus (larroussius) tobbi adler and theodor, 1930]. | during two surveys conducted in cyprus (august 1998 and september 1999), 2,910 phlebotomine sandflies females were caught by cdc miniature light traps then dissected under binocular and examined on microscope. eleven species were identified: phlebotomus papatasi, p. sergenti, p. jacusieli, p. alexandri, p. tobbi, p. galilaeus, p. mascittii, p. economidesi, sergentomyia fallax, s. minuta et s. azizi. the larroussius species (p. galilaeus and p. tobbi) are the most abundant (more than 60% of our c ... | 2000 | 10887662 |
| role of pcr in diagnosis and prognosis of visceral leishmaniasis in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. | a group of 76 consecutive human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-positive patients with fever of unknown origin (n = 52) or fever associated with pulmonary diseases was evaluated in order to assess the usefulness of pcr with peripheral blood in the diagnosis and follow-up of visceral leishmaniasis. we identified 10 cases of visceral leishmaniasis among the 52 patients with fever of unknown origin. at the time of diagnosis, all were parasitemic by pcr with peripheral blood. during follow-up, a progre ... | 2001 | 11136800 |
| bionomics of phlebotomine sandflies in the galilee focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern israel. | the bionomics of phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) were studied for three years (2001-2003) in the galilee focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in northern israel, where the causative leishmania tropica (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) is transmitted by phlebotomus (adlerius) arabicus theodor and phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) sergenti parrot, comprising 22% and 8%, respectively, of the local sandfly fauna sampled by light traps. the predominant species overall was phlebotomus (larrouss ... | 2004 | 15642009 |
| molecular fingerprinting of leishmania infantum strains following an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis in central israel. | human and canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum emerged in central israel after an absence of over 30 years. the origin of this outbreak was investigated by examining genetic polymorphisms in 37 strains isolated from dogs and patients with visceral leishmaniasis in the continuously active northern israeli and west bank foci and in a new israeli focus using dna fingerprinting with the human multilocus minisatellite probe 33.15. analysis of the patterns obtained by dna finger ... | 2005 | 16333098 |
| a review of leishmaniasis in dalmatia (croatia) and results from recent surveys on phlebotomine sandflies in three southern counties. | zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is a re-emerging disease in the mediterranean area. a historical review on human and canine leishmaniasis in croatia documents the presence of stable disease foci in coastal and insular territories of central and southern dalmatia since the beginning of the 20th century. we report on a 3-year entomological investigation (2002-2004) aimed to study the current species composition and seasonality of phlebotomine sandflies in 10 localities of dalmatia. standard b ... | 2006 | 16876101 |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum transmitted by phlebotomus tobbi. | transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) caused by leishmania infantum was studied in south anatolia, turkey. small, non-ulcerating lesions prevailed and patients were negative in rk39 tests for antibody detection for human visceral leishmaniasis (vl). the most abundant sand fly species, phlebotomus tobbi, was found positive for leishmania promastigotes with a prevalence of 1.4% (13 out of 898 dissected females). the isolated strains were identical with those obtained from patients with cl a ... | 2009 | 18761342 |
| aspects of the bionomics of phlebotomus sergenti sandflies from an endemic area of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in aleppo governorate, syria. | aspects of the bionomics of phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) were studied from june to november 2005 in three foci of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) in aleppo governorate, syria, where the agent leishmania tropica (wright) (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) is transmitted by phlebotomus sergenti parrot. syria has been designated by the world health organization as one of four countries in the old world where cutaneous leishmaniasis is hyperendemic, but little is known a ... | 2009 | 19493194 |
| leishmaniases and the cyprus paradox. | in cyprus, leishmaniasis has been considered exclusively a veterinary problem. it was prevalent before 1945, and until its recent reemergence, it was nearly eradicated by 1996 as a consequence of the destruction of reservoir hosts and vectors. a survey carried out to provide an unbiased estimate of current transmission rates in dogs and humans showed a 9-fold increase in dog seroprevalence (reaching 14.9%) compared with 10 years ago. however, no human cases caused by leishmania infantum were det ... | 2010 | 20207870 |
| distribution and seasonality of phlebotomus sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis foci, judean desert, israel. | the ecology of phlebotomus sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis foci as a result of leishmania tropica in the judean desert was studied. between 2005 and 2007, >265,000 specimens were trapped outdoors and 1,233 specimens were collected indoors. the catches included phlebotomus sergenti parrot, phlebotomus papatasi (scopoli), phlebotomus syriacus adler & theodor, and phlebotomus tobbi adler & theodor. p. sergenti, the local vector of leishmania tropica, comprised 90% of outdoor catches, and rela ... | 2010 | 20496578 |
| the life cycle and host specificity of psychodiella sergenti n. sp. and ps. tobbi n. sp. (protozoa: apicomplexa) in sand flies phlebotomus sergenti and ph. tobbi (diptera: psychodidae). | two new gregarines in the recently erected genus psychodiella (formerly ascogregarina), psychodiella sergenti n. sp. and psychodiella tobbi n. sp., are described based on morphology and life cycle observations conducted on larvae and adults of their natural hosts, the sand flies phlebotomus sergenti and phlebotomus tobbi, respectively. the phylogenetic analyses inferred from small subunit ribosomal dna (ssu rdna) sequences indicate the monophyly of newly described species with psychodiella chaga ... | 2010 | 20627106 |
| genetic structures of sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) populations in a leishmaniasis endemic region of turkey. | the object of this study was to determine the genetic structures of three vector species, phlebotomus tobbi, phlebotomus papatasi, and phlebotomus sergenti, in the cukurova region of turkey, an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis. the genetic diversity indices, neutrality tests and hierarchical analysis of molecular variance (amova) were performed using partial sequences of its2 and cytochrome b gene regions. in all species, within population genetic variation was higher than between popula ... | 2011 | 21366779 |
| seasonal dynamics and altitudinal distributions of sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) populations in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area of the cukurova region of turkey. | this paper presents the results of an entomological survey in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the cukurova region of turkey. a total of 8,927 specimens belonging to eight phlebotomus and two sergentomyia species were captured with sticky papers and cdc light traps from 52 stations. phlebotomus tobbi adler, was found to be the most abundant species. sand fly activity started in may and ended in october. abundance was highest in august. according to the frequency distributions among ... | 2011 | 21366785 |
| spatial distribution of phlebotomine sand flies in the aydin mountains and surroundings: the main focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in western turkey. | an entomological survey was conducted to determine the spatial distribution of phlebotomine fauna and understand the effect of environmental factors. the entomological survey was carried out during 2006-2007 in a study area in the rural area of aydin province, near the kusadasi town where vl, cl, and canine leishmaniasis (canl) are endemic. in 2006 and 2007, 132 locations were sampled using sticky traps mainly on embankments. detailed environmental and meteorological information was also collect ... | 2011 | 21366787 |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis after travel to cyprus and successful treatment with miltefosine. | a patient presenting with an atypical manifestation of cutaneous leishmaniasis after travel to cyprus was successfully treated with miltefosine. the k26 typing revealed a hitherto undescribed strain of the leishmania donovani/infantum complex as the causing agent. | 2011 | 21460010 |
| experimental transmission of leishmania infantum by two major vectors: a comparison between a viscerotropic and a dermotropic strain. | we quantified leishmania infantum parasites transmitted by natural vectors for the first time. both l. infantum strains studied, dermotropic cuk3 and viscerotropic imt373, developed well in phlebotomus perniciosus and lutzomyia longipalpis. they produced heavy late-stage infection and colonized the stomodeal valve, which is a prerequisite for successful transmission. infected sand fly females, and especially those that transmit parasites, feed significantly longer on the host (1.5-1.8 times) tha ... | 2011 | 21695108 |
| distribution of sandflies (diptera, psychodidae) in two ionian islands and northern greece. | a field study on the distribution of phlebotomine sandflies was carried out during summer months of 2009 and 2010 in eight sites in two ionian islands and in northern greece. a total of 490 sandflies (74.5% females) were collected. six species of the phlebotomus genus and two of the sergentomyia genus were identified. the species with the widest distribution in the islands were phlebotomus neglectus (32.8%), phlebotomus similis (30.3%), phlebotomus tobbi (16.7%), and p. perfiliewi (15.9%), where ... | 2011 | 21919729 |
| visceral leishmaniasis in rural areas of alborz province of iran and implication to health policy. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) or kala-azar mainly affects children in endemic areas. this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of vl using direct agglutination test (dat) in children living in rural districts of alborz province located 30 km from tehran capital city of iran. multi-stage cluster random sampling was applied. blood samples were randomly collected from 1,007 children under 10 years of age in the clusters. a total of 37 (3.7%) of the studied population showed anti-leishm ... | 2015 | 26323835 |
| incrimination of phlebotomus kandelakii and phlebotomus balcanicus as vectors of leishmania infantum in tbilisi, georgia. | a survey of potential vector sand flies was conducted in the neighboring suburban communities of vake and mtatsminda districts in an active focus of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) in tbilisi, georgia. using light and sticky-paper traps, 1,266 male and 1,179 female sand flies were collected during 2006-2008. five phlebotomus species of three subgenera were collected: phlebotomus balcanicus theodor and phlebotomus halepensis theodor of the subgenus adlerius; phlebotomus kandelakii shchurenkova and ph ... | 2012 | 22509422 |
| no recent adaptive selection on the apyrase of mediterranean phlebotomus: implications for using salivary peptides to vaccinate against canine leishmaniasis. | vaccine development is informed by a knowledge of genetic variation among antigen alleles, especially the distribution of positive and balancing selection in populations and species. a combined approach using population genetic and phylogenetic methods to detect selective signatures can therefore be informative for identifying vaccine candidates. parasitic leishmania species cause the disease leishmaniasis in humans and mammalian reservoir hosts after inoculation by female phlebotomine sandflies ... | 2011 | 25568049 |
| natural hybrid of leishmania infantum/l. donovani: development in phlebotomus tobbi, p. perniciosus and lutzomyia longipalpis and comparison with non-hybrid strains differing in tissue tropism. | infection caused by parasites from l. donovani complex can manifest as a serious visceral disease or a self-healing milder cutaneous form. the different tropism and pathology in humans is caused by the interaction between parasites, host and vector determinants but the mechanisms are not well understood. in cukurova region in turkey we previously identified a major focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by l. donovani/infantum hybrids (cuk strain) and isolated this parasite from the locally abu ... | 2015 | 26608249 |
| phlebovirus and leishmania detection in sandflies from eastern thrace and northern cyprus. | phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of several pathogens with significant impact for public health. this study was conducted to investigate and characterize phlebovirus and leishmania infections in vector sandflies collected in the eastern thrace region in turkey and northern cyprus, where previous data indicate activity of these agents. | 2014 | 25499083 |
| comparative analysis of salivary gland transcriptomes of phlebotomus orientalis sand flies from endemic and non-endemic foci of visceral leishmaniasis. | in east africa, phlebotomus orientalis serves as the main vector of leishmania donovani, the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (vl). phlebotomus orientalis is present at two distant localities in ethiopia; addis zemen where vl is endemic and melka werer where transmission of vl does not occur. to find out whether the difference in epidemiology of vl is due to distant compositions of p. orientalis saliva we established colonies from addis zemen and melka werer, analyzed and compared the t ... | 2014 | 24587463 |
| identification of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry. | phlebotomine sand flies are incriminated in the transmission of several human and veterinary pathogens. to elucidate their role as vectors, proper species identification is crucial. since traditional morphological determination is based on minute and often dubious characteristics on their head and genitalia, which require certain expertise and may be damaged in the field-collected material, there is a demand for rapid, simple and cost-effective molecular approaches. | 2014 | 24423215 |
| genetic diversity and structure in leishmania infantum populations from southeastern europe revealed by microsatellite analysis. | the dynamic re-emergence of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) in south europe and the northward shift to leishmania-free european countries are well-documented. however, the epidemiology of vl due to leishmania infantum in southeastern (se) europe and the balkans is inadequately examined. herein, we aim to re-evaluate and compare the population structure of l. infantum in se and southwestern (sw) europe. | 2013 | 24308691 |
| molecular and immunogenic properties of apyrase sp01b and d7-related sp04 recombinant salivary proteins of phlebotomus perniciosus from madrid, spain. | sand fly salivary proteins are on the spotlight to become vaccine candidates against leishmaniasis and to markers of exposure to sand fly bites due to the host immune responses they elicit. working with the whole salivary homogenate entails serious drawbacks such as the need for maintaining sand fly colonies and the laborious task of glands dissection. in order to overcome these difficulties, producing recombinant proteins of different vectors has become a major task. in this study, a cdna libra ... | 2013 | 24171166 |
| updating the salivary gland transcriptome of phlebotomus papatasi (tunisian strain): the search for sand fly-secreted immunogenic proteins for humans. | sand fly saliva plays an important role in both blood feeding and outcome of leishmania infection. a cellular immune response against a phlebotomus papatasi salivary protein was shown to protect rodents against leishmania major infection. in humans, p. papatasi salivary proteins induce a systemic cellular immune response as well as a specific antisaliva humoral immune response, making these salivary proteins attractive targets as markers of exposure for this leishmania vector. surprisingly, the ... | 2012 | 23139741 |
| re-emergence of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the greek island of crete. | leishmaniases are vector-borne diseases transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. three species of leishmania are found in the mediterranean basin: leishmania infantum, the most common species responsible for both visceral (vl) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl); leishmania major, found in north africa and middle east causing cl; leishmania tropica with a limited presence in europe, causing cl. during the last 25 years, crete has become an endemic zone for l. infantum with a high number of infected ... | 2012 | 22217163 |
| salivary gland transcriptomes and proteomes of phlebotomus tobbi and phlebotomus sergenti, vectors of leishmaniasis. | phlebotomus tobbi is a vector of leishmania infantum, and p. sergenti is a vector of leishmania tropica. le. infantum and le. tropica typically cause visceral or cutaneous leishmaniasis, respectively, but le. infantum strains transmitted by p. tobbi can cause cutaneous disease. to better understand the components and possible implications of sand fly saliva in leishmaniasis, the transcriptomes of the salivary glands (sgs) of these two sand fly species were sequenced, characterized and compared. | 2012 | 22629480 |
| molecular diversity between salivary proteins from new world and old world sand flies with emphasis on bichromomyia olmeca, the sand fly vector of leishmania mexicana in mesoamerica. | sand fly saliva has been shown to have proteins with potent biological activities, salivary proteins that can be used as biomarkers of vector exposure, and salivary proteins that are candidate vaccines against different forms of leishmaniasis. sand fly salivary gland transcriptomic approach has contributed significantly to the identification and characterization of many of these salivary proteins from important leishmania vectors; however, sand fly vectors in some regions of the world are still ... | 2016 | 27409591 |
| cutaneous leishmaniasis in the central provinces of hama and edlib in syria: vector identification and parasite typing. | cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted by sand fly bites. this disease is highly prevalent in syria where leishmania major and leishmania tropica are the known aetiological agents. in 2011, more than 58,000 cases were reported in the country by the ministry of health. the central region of the country harbors 20 % of the reported cases. however, the epidemiology of the disease in this area is not well understood. an epidemiological survey was conducted in 2010 to identity the circulati ... | 2015 | 26459055 |
| control of sand flies with attractive toxic sugar baits (atsb) and potential impact on non-target organisms in morocco. | the persistence and geographical expansion of leishmaniasis is a major public health problem that requires the development of effective integrated vector management strategies for sand fly control. moreover, these strategies must be economically and environmentally sustainable approaches that can be modified based on the current knowledge of sand fly vector behavior. the efficacy of using attractive toxic sugar baits (atsb) for sand fly control and the potential impacts of atsb on non-target org ... | 2015 | 25890039 |
| isolation, genetic characterization, and seroprevalence of adana virus, a novel phlebovirus belonging to the salehabad virus complex, in turkey. | a new phlebovirus, adana virus, was isolated from a pool of phlebotomus spp. (diptera; psychodidae) in the province of adana, in the mediterranean region of turkey. genetic analysis based on complete coding of genomic sequences indicated that adana virus belongs to the salehabad virus species of the genus phlebovirus in the family bunyaviridae. adana virus is the third virus of the salehabad virus species for which the complete sequence has been determined. to understand the epidemiology of adan ... | 2015 | 25653443 |
| genomic confirmation of hybridisation and recent inbreeding in a vector-isolated leishmania population. | although asexual reproduction via clonal propagation has been proposed as the principal reproductive mechanism across parasitic protozoa of the leishmania genus, sexual recombination has long been suspected, based on hybrid marker profiles detected in field isolates from different geographical locations. the recent experimental demonstration of a sexual cycle in leishmania within sand flies has confirmed the occurrence of hybridisation, but knowledge of the parasite life cycle in the wild still ... | 2014 | 24453988 |
| assessment of diagnostic doses for widely used synthetic pyrethroids (deltamethrin & permethrin) in an endemic focus of leishmaniasis in turkey. | leishmania is a group of parasitic flagellated protozoons, which are transmitted by female sand flies and produces health problems in humans and also in wild and domestic animals. so far, 25 phlebotomus and 4 sergentomyia species were recorded in turkey including proven or possible vectors of leishmania spp. as no single insecticide susceptibility test was conducted targeting the sand flies in turkey, we aimed to determine the diagnostic dose against two commonly used synthetic pyrethroids (delt ... | 2016 | 27688146 |
| non-healing old world cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by l. infantum in a patient from spain. | the prevalence of old world cutaneous leishmaniasis in the mediterranean region is increasing and in southern europe often caused by leishmania infantum. spontaneous healing of cutaneous leishmaniasis is commonly observed, especially if caused by l. major, whereas l. infantum associated lesions have been reported with longer disease duration and decreased tendency for self-limitation, however, available information is sparse. | 2014 | 24739742 |
| multilocus microsatellite typing (mlmt) of strains from turkey and cyprus reveals a novel monophyletic l. donovani sensu lato group. | new foci of human cl caused by strains of the leishmania donovani (l. donovani) complex have been recently described in cyprus and the çukurova region in turkey (l. infantum) situated 150 km north of cyprus. cypriot strains were typed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (mlee) using the montpellier (mon) system as l. donovani zymodeme mon-37. however, multilocus microsatellite typing (mlmt) has shown that this zymodeme is paraphyletic; composed of distantly related genetic subgroups of differen ... | 2012 | 22348162 |
| identification of sand flies of the subgenus larroussius based on molecular and morphological characters in north western iran. | the adult female sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) of the subgenus larroussius are important vectors of leishmania infantum (kinetoplastida: tripanosomatidae) in meshkinshahr district, northwest of iran. four phlebotomus (larroussius) species are present in this area, i.e. phlebotomus (larroussius) kandelakii, p. (la.) major, p. (la.) perfiliewi and p. (la.) tobbi. the objective of the present study was to identify and distinguish the females of p. perfiliewi, p. major and p. tobbi, in this dist ... | 2009 | 22808379 |
| molecular typing and phylogenetic analysis of some species belonging to phlebotomus (larroussius) and phlebotomus (adlerius) subgenera (diptera: psychodidae) from two locations in iran. | haematophagous females of some phlebotomine sandflies are the only natural vectors of leishmania species, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in many parts of the tropics and subtropics, including iran. we report the presence of phlebotomus (larroussius) major and phlebotomus (adlerius) halepensis in tonekabon (mazanderan province) and phlebotomus (larroussius) tobbi in pakdasht (tehran province). it is the first report of these species, known as potential vectors of zoonotic visceral leishman ... | 2010 | 22808394 |
| dna sequencing confirms pcr-rflp identification of wild caught larroussius sand flies from crete and cyprus. | many phlebotomine sand fly species (diptera, psychodidae) are vectors of the protozoan parasite leishmania causing a group of diseases called the leishmaniases. the subgenus larroussius includes sand fly vectors found in south east mediterranean basin responsible for visceral (vl) and cutaneous human leishmaniasis (cl). it is important to monitor these medically important insects in order to safely predict possible leishmania transmission cycles. leishmania infantum is endemic in the islands of ... | 2016 | 27609635 |
| molecular screening of leishmania spp. infection and bloodmeals in sandflies from a leishmaniasis focus in southwestern turkey. | leishmaniasis is an arthropod-borne disease that affects approximately 2 million people worldwide annually. the aims of this study were to detect the presence of leishmania (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) dna and the feeding preferences of probable vector species in an endemic focus of leishmania infantum in turkey. entomological sampling was performed in august and october 2015 in aydın province, where cases of human and canine leishmaniasis have been reported previously. a total of 1059 san ... | 2016 | 27910105 |
| detection of leishmania infantum and a novel phlebovirus (balkan virus) from sand flies in albania. | to organize entomological campaigns to trap sand flies in selected regions of albania and to test them for the presence of existing or new phleboviruses and for leishmania dna. | 2016 | 27788062 |
| molecular detection and identification of leishmania spp. in naturally infected phlebotomus tobbi and sergentomyia dentata in a focus of human and canine leishmaniasis in western turkey. | human visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is reported from 38 provinces of turkey and dogs are accepted as main reservoir hosts. kuşadası town, belonging to aydın province and located in western part of turkey, is endemic for human and canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum mon1 and mon98. in this study, phlebotomine survey was conducted to determine the vector sand fly species and to identify sand fly blood meal sources. in august and september 2012, 1027 sand fly specimens were ca ... | 2016 | 26747008 |
| detection of leishmania infantum in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in central greece. | this is the first record of leishmania detection in foxes in greece. spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow and blood samples were collected from 47 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) found dead or captured, narcotized and freed after bleeding, from november 2009 to 2011, in fthiotida prefecture, central greece. this is an endemic for canine leishmaniasis area with several human visceral leishmaniasis cases. the samples were tested for leishmania infantum and leishmania tropica by molecular methods (polymerase ... | 2015 | 26399545 |
| predicted distribution of visceral leishmaniasis vectors (diptera: psychodidae; phlebotominae) in iran: a niche model study. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is an important vector-borne disease in iran. till now, leishmania infantum has been detected from five species of sand flies in the country including phlebotomus kandelakii, phlebotomus major s.l., phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus alexandri and phlebotomus tobbi. also, phlebotomus keshishiani was found to be infected with leishmania parasites. this study aimed at predicting the probable niches and distribution of vectors of visceral leishmaniasis in iran. data on ... | 2015 | 26032232 |
| evaluation of the efficacy of olyset® plus in a village-based cohort study in the cukurova plain, turkey, in an area of hyperendemic cutaneous leishmaniasis. | the aim of this study was to measure the protective efficacy of olyset(®) plus, a new long-lasting factory-treated insecticidal net (llin) incorporated with 2% permethrin and 1% of the synergist piperonyl butoxide (pbo), against cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) transmission under field conditions. a village-scale trial, promoting the use of llin by the local inhabitants of the study area was conducted as a pilot study in a new hyperendemic focus of cl caused by a leishmania infantum/l. donovani hybr ... | 2014 | 25424269 |
| natural infection of wild caught phlebotomus tobbi to leishmania infantum in east azerbaijan province, northwestern iran. | zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is caused by leishmania infantum, which is transmitted to humans by bites of phlebotomine sandflies and is one of the most important public health problems in iran. to detect and identify the leishmania parasites and their corresponding vector(s), an investigation was carried out in azarshahr county, a new and important focus of the disease in east azerbaijan province in northwestern iran during late april to late october 2010. | 2013 | 23703436 |
| first report on natural infection of the phlebotomus tobbi by leishmania infantum in northwestern iran. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is an important health problem in ardebil, where it borders azerbaijan in the northwestern iran. in spite of the presence of both cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis (cl and vl) in northwestern iran, previous researches have consistently revealed the etiologic agent of vl in the region to be leishmania infantum. this is the first report of natural infection of phlebotomus tobbi with l. infantum in bilesavar district in the northern part of ardebil province bordering ... | 2012 | 22609304 |
| molecular evidence indicates that phlebotomus major sensu lato (diptera: psychodidae) is the vector species of the recently-identified sandfly fever sicilian virus variant: sandfly fever turkey virus. | sandfly fever turkey virus (sftv) is a recently-discovered sandfly fever sicilian virus (sfsv) variant (family bunyaviridae, genus phlebovirus), characterized during retrospective evaluation of febrile disease outbreaks in turkey. in addition to causing sandfly fever, sftv was observed to induce elevation of liver enzymes, and to cause thrombocytopenia in affected individuals. this study was conducted to identify vectors for phleboviruses including sftv in ankara province, turkey, where evidence ... | 2012 | 22651385 |
| geographical information systems in determination of cutaneous leishmaniasis spatial risk level based on distribution of vector species in imamoglu province, adana. | the imamoglu district located in the southeast of adana province in turkey is an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) owing to dominancy of phlebotomus tobbi, which is a probable vector of leishmania infantum. about 11.26% of cl cases reported each year are from imamoglu, adana, and between 2008 and 2015, 223 cases of cl were reported. leishmania infantum, which may be transmitted by p. tobbi, phlebotomus neglectus/syriacus, and phlebotomus perfiliewi, is referred as leishmaniasis facto ... | 2017 | 28505264 |
| phlebotomus halepensis (diptera: psychodidae) vectorial capacity in afyon and nigde province, turkey. | leishmaniasis is a one of the vector-borne diseases and has two clinical forms in turkey: cutaneous and visceral. the aim of this study was to determine the sand fly fauna in afyon and nigde provinces where endemic foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in turkey. in afyon, 2,259 sand flies were collected in 73 locations in august 2009 and august 2010, using cdc light traps. in total, eight phlebotomus species were identified; phlebotomus halepensis (47.41%), phlebotomus papatasi (31.42%), phlebot ... | 2017 | 29202202 |
| diversity, ecology, and seasonality of sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) of the jenin district (palestinian territories). | the diversity, ecology, and seasonality for sand flies from two localities in jenin district, the palestinian territories, were studied. a total of 12,579 sand flies (5,420 phlebotomus and 7,159 sergentomyia) were collected during the study period. the genera phlebotomus and sergentomyia are represented by 13 and nine species and subspecies, respectively. species account was given for all collected species. cdc light traps yielded 7,649 (60.8%) of the total captured sand flies, while sticky trap ... | 2017 | 28504444 |
| entomological survey for sand fly fauna in imamoglu province (cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region) of adana, turkey. | leishmaniasis, presenting in two clinical forms, cutaneous and visceral in turkey, is widespread in most of the countries in the mediterranean basin. an average of 10 to 13% of cases are reported from adana every year. this paper presents the results of an entomological survey in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in imamoglu province of adana in turkey.we collected 654 sand fly specimen using 100 light traps in 20 nights in august 2013 and july 2014. several keys and previous drawings ... | 2015 | 26336206 |
| rotation of male genitalia in various species of phlebotomine sandfly. | phlebotomine sandflies, vectors of leishmania (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) parasites that affect millions of people worldwide, breed in terrestrial biotopes. as immature stages are rarely accessible, the detection of their natural breeding sites is primarily based on findings of juvenile males with unrotated external genitalia. in males, permanent 180° rotation on the longitudinal body axis occurs soon after eclosion; however, no study has as yet addressed this aspect in detail. the presen ... | 2015 | 26171684 |
| species composition, activity patterns and blood meal analysis of sand fly populations (diptera: psychodidae) in the metropolitan region of thessaloniki, an endemic focus of canine leishmaniasis. | species composition, activity patterns and blood meal analysis of sand fly populations were investigated in the metropolitan region of thessaloniki, north greece from may to october 2011. sampling was conducted weekly in 3 different environments (animal facilities, open fields, residential areas) along the outskirts of the city in areas of increased canine leishmania transmission. six sand fly species (phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus tobbi, phlebotomus simici, plebotomus papatasi, sergentomy ... | 2016 | 26965171 |
| phlebotomine sandflies and factors associated with their abundance in the leishmaniasis endemic area of attiki, greece. | leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease of animals and humans caused by several leishmania species and transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies. the aim of the present study was to identify the species of field collected phlebotomine sandflies in the endemic area of the attiki during 4 consecutive years, to isolate the leishmania parasites from the infected sandflies, and identify possible factors associated with sandfly abundance in the area. a total of 542 trappings were made in 46 collection sites, ... | 2018 | 29127526 |
| wing morphology variations in a natural population of phlebotomus tobbi adler and theodor 1930. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is highly endemic in the cukurova region, located on the crossroads of main refugee routes from the middle east to europe on the eastern mediterranean part of turkey. our purpose was to investigate the phenotypic variation of phlebotomus tobbi, the known vector of cl in the region, during one active season. sand flies and microclimatic data were collected monthly from may to october, 2011, from five locations in six villages in the study area. a geometric morphometri ... | 2017 | 29125243 |
| investigation of the spatial distribution of sandfly species and cutaneous leishmaniasis risk factors by using geographical information system technologies in karaisali district of adana province, turkey. | cutaneous leishmaniasis displays two epidemiological routes of transmission, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) which includes animal reservoir hosts in the transmission cycle and anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl), where human is the sole source of infection for the vector sandflies. about 10-13% of cl cases are reported each year from adana province in turkey. the aim of this study was to develop a predictive model for determining the spatial risk level of cutaneous leishmaniasis ... | 2017 | 29097638 |
| [detection of entomopathogen nematode [epn - sand flies (phlebotomus tobbi)] caught in the wild in aydın, kuşadası town and its assessment as a biological control agent]. | in this study, the midgut of the sand flies investigated with direct method for the presence of parasites and other organisms. | 2013 | 23619044 |