| the behaviour and dispersal of sandflies in ras el naqb, south jordan with particular emphasis on phlebotomus kazeruni. | the behaviour and dispersal of sandflies from an enclosed cave were investigated during the summer of 1988 in ras el naqb by the mark-release-recapture technique. nine species of sandflies were reported during this study including 5 phlebotomus and 4 sergentomyia species. p. sergenti, p. alexandri, s. adleri/s. clydei and s. taizi were reported for the first time from jordan. p. kazeruni was the most abundant sandfly species inside the cave. the maximum distance travelled by a single p. kazeruni ... | 1991 | 1841222 |
| its 2 sequences heterogeneity in phlebotomus sergenti and phlebotomus similis (diptera, psychodidae): possible consequences in their ability to transmit leishmania tropica. | an intraspecific study on phlebotomus sergenti, the main and only proven vector of leishmania tropica among the members of the subgenus paraphlebotomus was performed. the internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequences of 12 populations from 10 countries (cyprus, egypt, italy, lebanon, morocco, pakistan, portugal, spain, syria, and turkey) were compared. samples also included three species closely related to p. sergenti: phlebotomus similis (three populations from greece and malta), phlebotomus j ... | 2002 | 12117495 |
| ecology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in sinai: linking parasites, vectors and hosts. | cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a neglected clinical form of public health importance that is quite prevalent in the northern and eastern parts of egypt. a comprehensive study over seven years (january 2005-december 2011) was conducted to track cl transmission with respect to both sandfly vectors and animal reservoirs. the study identified six sandfly species collected from different districts in north sinai: phlebotomus papatasi, phlebotomus kazeruni, phlebotomus sergenti, phlebotomus alexandri ... | 2014 | 24821060 |
| 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 |
| distribution, species composition and relative abundances of sandflies in north waziristan agency, pakistan. | this study was conducted to investigate the diversity of sandflies (psychodidae: phlebotominae) and the incidence of leishmaniasis in three villages of north waziristan agency, pakistan. sandflies were sampled monthly during 2012, at dusk and dawn, in selected indoor habitats including both bedrooms and animal sheds using a knock-down spray catch method. a total of 3687 sandflies were collected, including 1444 individuals in drezanda, 1193 in damdil and 1050 in dattakhel. this study revealed 14 ... | 2016 | 26582763 |
| 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 |
| composition of the sand fly fauna in khash county, southeast iran. | sand flies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) are the biological vectors of leishmaniasis all around the world. in 1997, sand flies were collected in 14 cities and villages of khash county in southeastern iran, using 848 sticky traps (castor oil-coated white papers 20 × 30 cm). in this study, a total of 4673 sand flies, with 25.23% females and 74.77% males, were collected and identified to species mainly from mountainous areas. the 21 species of sand flies belonged to the genus phlebotomus (n ... | 2012 | 23448262 |
| natural infection of the sand fly phlebotomus kazeruni by trypanosoma species in pakistan. | abstract: the natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by leishmania parasites was surveyed in a desert area of pakistan where cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic. out of 220 female sand flies dissected, one sand fly, phlebotomus kazeruni, was positive for flagellates in the hindgut. analyses of cytochrome b (cyt b), glycosomal glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (ggapdh) and small subunit ribosomal rna (ssu rrna) gene sequences identified the parasite as a trypanosoma species of probably ... | 2010 | 20184773 |
| laboratory demonstration of the acquisition and development of leishmania major in the sand fly phlebotomus kazeruni (diptera: psychodidae). | phlebotumus kazeruni, a blood-feeding, xerophilic sand fly species found broadly throughout north africa and western asia, is a suspected vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl). following successful laboratory colonization of this species, we employed the murine (balb/c) infection model to determine whether our sinai strain of p. kazeruni was able to successfully acquire, develop, and transmit a sinai strain of leishmania major. groups of female sand flies were fed 1) by membrane, hamster blood ... | 2007 | 17580580 |
| colonization and bionomics of the sandfly phlebotomus kazeruni from sinai, egypt. | phlebotomuius kazeruni (diptera: psychodidae) females were collected by light-trap in southern sinai, egypt, and this sandfly species was colonized for the first time as a laboratory strain, maintained by the procedures of modi & tesh (1983). laboratory-reared females did not lay eggs autogenously; they blood-fed more readily (p=0.02) on a hamster (37%) than a human (22%) during 1 h exposure. fecundity of hamster-fed females was significantly greater than for those fed on human blood: 69.4 +/- 5 ... | 1999 | 10514056 |
| [presence in morocco of phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) kazeruni theodor and mesghali, 1964]. | a report is made of phlebotomus kazeruni on southern marocco (tata and ouarzazate provinces). this sandflies was previously known only from afghanistan, iran and saudi arabia. | 1986 | 3813429 |