| [presence of phlebotomus bergeroti, phlebotomus chabaudi, phlebotomus chadlii and sergentomyia christophersi in morocco]. | the authors indicate the presence at morocco of the four following sandflies: phlebotomus bergeroti parrot, 1934, phlebotomus chabaudi croset, abonnenc et rioux, 1970, phlebotomus chadlii rioux, juminer et gibily, 1966 and sergentomyia christophersi (sinton, 1927). among them, phlebotomus bergeroti, an element of eremitic affinity, is found at the north of the atlas under a sub-humide bioclimat. | 1975 | 1211776 |
| demonstration of hybridization between phlebotomus papatasi (scopoli) and phlebotomus bergeroti parrot. | to determine the genetic similarity between phlebotomus bergeroti and p. papatasi, and to explain the infrequent sympatry of these two species, cross-mating experiments were conducted. female p. bergeroti interbred with male p. papatasi to produce hybrid offspring. the reciprocal cross, female p. papatasi x male p. bergeroti, failed to produce viable eggs and offspring. the morphology and behavior of the hybrids was intermediate between the two parent species. | 1991 | 1841213 |
| laboratory bionomics of the newly colonized sandfly phlebotomus bergeroti parrot. | a colony of phlebotomus bergeroti was established from blooded females collected in djibouti. the colony is currently in its 12th generation and demonstrates a high degree of autogeny despite efforts to select for blood-feeding. studies of the bionomics of this species included an assessment of the effects of human blood, hamster blood, and sucrose on egg production, viability, and development of the f1 progeny. | 1991 | 1841220 |
| [notes on the phlebotomus of aïr (niger)]. | 238 phlebotomine sandfly belonging to seven species have been collected in four localities of niger, in the aïr mountain range. phlebotomus bergeroti was the dominant species in animal bait and in collections inside dwellings. some attention has to be paid to p. alexandri, a recognized vector of kala-azar elsewhere. | 1993 | 8292922 |
| experimental infection and transmission of leishmania major by laboratory-reared phlebotomus bergeroti parrot. | the ability of colony-reared phlebotomus bergeroti parrot to successfully acquire and transmit leishmania major (strain ipap/eg 89/si-177) was demonstrated in the laboratory. female p. bergeroti were fed naturally on infected mice and artificially on infected blood suspension using a chick-skin membrane apparatus. groups of sand flies, either infected on mice or by membrane feeding, were dissected and examined using light microscopy at 2-6, 8, 10, and 11 days postfeeding. heavy promastigote infe ... | 1996 | 8686785 |
| susceptibility of sand flies to selected insecticides in north africa and the middle east. | the purpose of this study was to determine the baseline susceptibility of 4 species of phlebotomine sand flies from north africa and the middle east to various insecticides. susceptibility was determined using the world health organization test kits for measuring resistance in mosquitoes exposed to insecticide-impregnated papers. fifty, 90, and 99% lethal doses were calculated for bendiocarb, cyfluthrin, ddt, malathion, permethrin, and resmethrin on phlebotomus bergeroti, p. langeroni, p. papata ... | 2001 | 11345414 |
| ovarian development and blood-feeding activity in phlebotomus bergeroti parrot (diptera: psychodidae) from egypt. | the ovarian development and blood-feeding of phlebotomus bergeroti were investigated using a laboratory colony derived from egyptian flies. most (89%) of the females in this colony were autogenous. the level of ovarian development observed at the time of blood-feeding varied between christophers' stages iib and v, indicating that vitellogenesis did not inhibit blood-feeding and that the females that ingested blood before their initial egg-laying were facultative, not obligatory, blood-feeders. t ... | 2003 | 12930616 |
| further studies on the phlebotomine sandflies of the kala-azar endemic lowlands of humera-metema (north-west ethiopia) with observations on their natural blood meal sources. | abstract: | 2010 | 20181077 |
| morphometric and molecular differentiation of phlebotomus (phlebotomus) sandflies. | the closely related sandfly species of the subgenus phlebotomus namely, phlebotomus papatasi (scopoli, 1786), phlebotomus duboscqi neveu-lemair, 1906 and phlebotomus bergeroti parrot, 1934 (diptera: psychodidae), are major vectors of leishmania major (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae), the causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the old world. although allopatric in most of their distribution, the three species exist sympatrically in many places in central and eastern sudan. males of the t ... | 2010 | 20633225 |
| bionomics of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in the province of al-baha, saudi arabia. | the bionomics of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) were studied for two successive years (january 1996-december 1997) at 12 collecting stations representing six sectors of the province of al-baha, saudi arabia. the predominant species was phlebotomus bergeroti (41.7%), followed by lesser numbers of phlebotomus sergenti (11%), phlebotomus arabicus (10.6%), sergentomyia tiberiadis (10.5%), phlebotomus papatasi (10.2%), sergentomyia antennata (9.6%), phlebotomus alexandri (3%), phlebot ... | 2010 | 21120352 |
| a sero-epidemiological study of arboviral fevers in djibouti, horn of africa. | arboviral infections have repeatedly been reported in the republic of djibouti, consistent with the fact that essential vectors for arboviral diseases are endemic in the region. however, there is a limited recent information regarding arbovirus circulation, and the associated risk predictors to human exposure are largely unknown. we performed, from november 2010 to february 2011 in the djibouti city general population, a cross-sectional elisa and sero-neutralisation-based sero-epidemiological an ... | 2014 | 25502692 |
| limits of a rapid identification of common mediterranean sandflies using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. | a total of 131 phlebotomine algerian sandflies have been processed in the present study. they belong to the species phlebotomus bergeroti, phlebotomus alexandri, phlebotomus sergenti, phlebotomus chabaudi, phlebotomus riouxi, phlebotomus perniciosus, phlebotomus longicuspis, phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus ariasi, phlebotomus chadlii, sergentomyia fallax, sergentomyia minuta, sergentomyia antennata, sergentomyia schwetzi, sergentomyia clydei, sergentomyia christophersi and grassomyia dreyfus ... | 2014 | 24936911 |
| a preliminary study on the insect fauna of al-baha province, saudi arabia, with descriptions of two new species. | a preliminary study was carried out on the insect fauna of al-baha province, south-western part of saudi arabia. a total number of 582 species and subspecies (few identified only to the genus level) belonging to 129 families and representing 17 orders were recorded. two of these species are described as new, namely: monomorium sarawatensis sharaf & aldawood, sp. n. [formicidae, hymenoptera] and anthrax alruqibi el-hawagry sp. n. [bombyliidae, diptera]. another eight species are recorded for the ... | 2013 | 23794807 |
| epidemiology, pathology and treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in taif region of saudi arabia. | cutaneous leishmaniasis is an annoying and disfiguring disease affecting around 1,500,000 individuals globally. there are endemic pockets of this disease in taif region. in some patients, lesion often weeps and leads to scar formation. the study was conducted to see the efficacy of fluconazole and itraconazole in the patients of cutaneous leishmaniasis and the effect of these drugs on liver enzymes and kidney markers. | 0 | 25678921 |
| entomological study of sand flies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in asalouyeh, the heartland of an iranian petrochemical industry. | to investigate the fauna and seasonal activity of different species of sand flies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in asalouyeh, the heartland of an iranian petrochemical industry, southern iran, as a oil rich district. sand flies are the vectors of at least three different kinds of disease, the most important of which is leishmaniasis, and it is a major public health problem in iran with increased annual occurrence of clinical episodes. | 0 | 25183089 |
| leishmaniasis in the middle east: incidence and epidemiology. | leishmaniasis is a major health problem worldwide, with several countries reporting cases of leishmaniasis resulting in loss of human life or a lifelong stigma because of bodily scars. the middle east is endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis, with countries like syria reporting very high incidence of the disease. despite several countries establishing national control programs for containing the sandfly vector and treatment of infection, the disease continues to spread. in addition to the endemici ... | 2014 | 25275483 |
| molecular detection of leishmania parasites and host blood meal identification in wild sand flies from a new endemic rural region, south of iran. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis (zcl) remains the most crucial vector-borne public health disease particularly in endemic rural parts of iran. the main aim of this study is to identify wild sand flies (diptera: psychodidae), determine their infection rate, and differentiate their host blood meal sources using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (pcr-rflp) technique. sand fly populations were caught with sticky paper traps from 10 different villages in the coun ... | 2017 | 27854189 |
| low diversity of leishmania parasites in sandflies and the absence of the great gerbil in foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in fars province, southern iran. | fars province lies to the south of the main foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) caused by leishmania major in central and northern iran, and its zcl foci might have emerged more recently because of different transmission cycles. however, there have been limited studies of the parasites infecting the regional sandfly vectors. | 2013 | 23604865 |
| environmental factors underlying spatial patterns of sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) associated with leishmaniasis in southern sinai, egypt. | although leishmania major is endemic in parts of the sinai of egypt, the ecology and distribution of leishmania sand fly vectors in southern sinai has not been well characterized. accordingly, additional sand fly samples were obtained at 41 sites in the southern sinai region during 1996-1997, and analyzed to improve the characterization of risk of sand fly-borne pathogens. using a geographic information system (gis), species-specific spatial distributions that might suggest zoonotic cutaneous le ... | 2012 | 22410540 |
| entomological investigation following the resurgence of human visceral leishmaniasis in southern algeria. | visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are the main endemic vector born diseases in algeria. in the hoggar region (extreme south of the country) human visceral leishmaniasis (hvl) is known to be sporadic but during the last decade the number of cases has increased significantly. in 2010, a peak of hvl cases was registered mostly among children. therefore an entomological survey and a retrospective study on hvl cases were carried out in order to explore the transmission of the disease. among the sa ... | 2013 | 23920502 |
| sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) in a focus of visceral leishmaniasis in white nile, sudan. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) has been known to occur since the 1980s on the western bank of the white nile river (central sudan), 150 km south of khartoum, and has resulted in high mortality. the most recent outbreak of the disease in this area began in 2006. entomological surveys were carried out during may 2008, june 2010 and may and july 2011 in the white nile area. sandflies were collected using centers for disease control light traps and sticky oil traps in the village of kadaba and the near ... | 2012 | 22666856 |