| [biological properties of leishmania strains isolated from sandflies of the phlebotomus caucasicus group from burrows of great gerbils in the territory between the murgab and amu-darya rivers]. | | 1975 | 130534 |
| structure of natural foci of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis and its relationship to regional morphology. | zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is still a public health problem in central asia. to control the outbreaks, different control measures are required in different regions and comprehensive information is required about natural foci.the term landsaft, used by soviet geographers to denote particular geographical regions, is defined and this concept is used in examining the natural focality of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the south of the turkmen ssr.the main reservoir species in this area wa ... | 1971 | 5316259 |
| the isolation of leishmania major from phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) caucasicus, in isfahan province, islamic republic of iran. | as part of a general survey of leishmaniasis and sandflies in the focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) at borkhar, a rural district north of the city of isfahan, central iran, phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) caucasicus marzinowsky from gerbil and jird burrows were found naturally infected with leishmania major, zymodeme mon-26 (= lon-1). this is the first characterized isolate of l. major from a sandfly vector in iran. | 1994 | 7992325 |
| host preference pattern of phlebotomine sandflies of borkhar rural district, isfahan province, iran. | blood meals from 400 engorged phlebotomine sandflies belonging to three species collected in 6 villages from borkhar rural district were identified by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). out of 388 blood meals of phlebotomus papatasi 29.6-44.6% were human blood, 8.4% dogs' blood and 0.6% cows' blood, indicating a strong preference for man. double blood meals of human-dog and human-cow were observed in 0.9% and 3.08% p. papatasi respectively. phlebotomus caucasicus was relatively anthropop ... | 1995 | 8907393 |
| [experimental study of leptomonad cultures isolated from phlebotomus caucasicus]. | | 1963 | 14078193 |
| geographical variation in populations of phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) caucasicus (diptera: psychodidae) in iran. | a comparative morphological and molecular study was carried out on 11 different populations of phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) caucasicus marzinovsky 1917 caught in 7 provinces in iran (2004-2005). differences in the implantation level of the two distal spines of the style, the number of setae of the basal lobe of coxite, and the length of the third antennal segment, revealed the existence of two morphotypes within p. (pa) caucasicus, a species having a confused history if we take into account an ... | 2007 | 17982863 |
| pcr based on identification of vectors of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in shahrood district, central of iran. | a study was made in rural region of shahrood city, semnan province in the central of iran during 2005 to investigate of vectors of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. sticky traps and an aspirator were used for collecting of sandflies. three species of phlebotomus papatasi, p. caucasicus and sergentomyia sintoni were collected and identified and the first species was dominant (53%). nested pcr method were employed for identifying of isolated parasites of dissected female of sandflies. among the di ... | 2007 | 19093447 |
| phlebotomus caucasicus and phlebotomus mongolensis (diptera: psychodidae): indistinguishable by the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene in iran. | diagnostic molecular markers for the females of phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) caucasicus and p. mongolensis were sought by characterizing from individual iranian specimens a gene fragment, namely mitochondrial cytochrome b, that had previously proven useful for the taxonomy of phlebotomine sandflies. males of both species were used as reference material because their external genitalia provide the only diagnostic morphological characters. a phylogenetic analysis of the new sequences, and those p ... | 2010 | 19939318 |
| molecular detection of leishmania infection due to leishmania major and leishmania turanica in the vectors and reservoir host in iran. | an epidemiological study was carried out on the vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural areas of damghan district, semnan province, central iran, during 2008-2009. totally, 6110 sand flies were collected using sticky papers and were subjected to molecular methods for detection of leishmania parasite. phlebotomus papatasi scopoli was the common species in outdoor and indoor resting places. polymerase chain reaction technique showed that 24 out of 218 p. papatasi (11%) and 4 out ... | 2011 | 20575646 |
| the sandflies (diptera: psychodidae, phlebotominae) in military camps in northern afghanistan (2007-2009), as identified by morphology and dna 'barcoding'. | as part of a continuous, standardized programme of monitoring the leishmania vectors in german military camps in northern afghanistan between 2007 and 2009, a detailed taxonomic analysis of the endemic sandfly fauna, as sampled using light and odour-baited traps, was conducted. of the 10 sandfly species that were recorded, six may serve as enzootic and/or zooanthroponotic vectors of parasites causing human leishmaniasis. the use of a simple dna-'barcoding' technique based on the mitochondrial cy ... | 2011 | 21396252 |
| phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in iran and their role on leishmania transmission. | sand fly research has a long history in iran beginning with the work of adler, theodor and lourie in 1930 and followed by mesghali's foundational taxonomic work on sand flies in 1943. since then, research has been continued unabated throughout the country and official publications report the existence of at least 44 species of sand flies (26 of the genus phlebotomus and 18 of genus sergentomyia) in iran. so far, seven phlebotomus species and one sergentomyia species have been collected and descr ... | 2012 | 23293774 |
| 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 |
| detection of wolbachia pipientis, including a new strain containing the wsp gene, in two sister species of paraphlebotomus sandflies, potential vectors of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis. | individual, naturally occurring phlebotomus mongolensis and phlebotomus caucasicus from iran were screened for infections with the maternally inherited intracellular rickettsia-like bacterium wolbachia pipientis via targeting a major surface protein gene (wsp). the main objective of this study was to determine if w. pipientis could be detected in these species. the sandflies were screened using polymerase chain reaction to amplify a fragment of the wolbachia surface protein gene. the obtained se ... | 0 | 23828002 |
| molecular detection of leishmania infection in sand flies in border line of iran-turkmenistan: restricted and permissive vectors. | a molecular study was carried out to incriminate sand fly vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in rural areas of sarakhs district, khorassane-razavi province, northeastern iran, in 2011. sand flies of sergentomyia with three species and phlebotomus with six species respectively comprised 73.3% and 26.7% of the specimens. phlebotomus papatasi was the most common phlebotomine species in outdoor and indoor resting places. leishmania infection was found at least in 17 (22%) specimens including ph ... | 2013 | 23933280 |
| molecular characterization of sandflies and leishmania detection in main vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in abarkouh district of yazd province, iran. | to assess molecular characterization, distribution, seasonal activities of sandfly species and leishmania parasites infecting them for this zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis focus. | 2013 | 23870468 |
| 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 |
| diversity and incrimination of sandflies (psychodidae: phlebotominae) captured in city and suburbs of hamadan, hamadan province, west of iran. | to investigate phlebotomus sand fly fauna and their vectorial capacity in hamadan, iran. | 2014 | 25312116 |
| molecular identification of phlebotomus caucasicus and phlebotomus mongolensis (diptera: psychodidae) in a hyperendemic area of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in iran. | phlebotomus caucasicus marzinovsky and phlebotomus mongolensis sinton are morphologically similar sand fly species. finding a reliable, fast, and simple method to differentiate these two sand flies is important in understanding their role in the transmission of leishmania parasite. in our study, 20 specimens of male p. caucasicus, 4 specimens of male p. mongolensis, and 16 specimens of female of both species (caucasicus group) were examined by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). the result shows id ... | 2017 | 28968720 |