Climate change is having a substantial impact on our environment and ecosystems and has
altered the way humans live, access, and utilize resources with increased risk of zoonotic …

Elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Southeast Asia and global control of cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) and VL are priorities of the World Health Organization (WHO). But is the …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL, kala azar), caused by Leishmania donovani, transmitted by
Phlebotomus orientalis, is a serious systemic disease that causes high morbidity and …

The present study compares the in vitro effects of nanoparticles loaded pentamidine drug
and conventional pentamidine on Leishmania tropica. Herein, pentamidine-loaded chitosan …

The main goal of the current study was to investigate the molecular systematics and host–
vector interactions of sandfly species (Phlebotomus spp.) in Iran. Sandflies were collected …

The reproduction of sand flies is dependent on the intake of vertebrate blood by females,
which is used to produce eggs. The blood-feeding process involves sophisticated …

BACKGROUND Leishmaniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease, endemic in Sudan.
Estimating this disease is very important to inform the health care policymakers and the gove …

Background The distribution of phlebotomine sand flies is changing rapidly due to climate
change. This issue has implications for the epidemiology of sand fly-borne diseases …

Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic to specific regions due to the ecological
preferences of phlebotomine sand flies and Leishmania spp. transmission. Sand fly …

We incorporate almost periodic functions in a mosquito model to take into account a loss of
synchronicity in the population dynamics of mosquitoes due to climate change. The model …