Background Leishmaniasis is listed as one of the eight neglected tropical diseases by the
World Health Organization and the number of cases in endemic areas has seen a sharp rise …

Abstract Purpose Sri Lanka is endemic to cutaneous leishmaniasis and reported as the
latest focus of leishmaniasis in the Asian subcontinent. Annually, the number of …

Sand flies are the primary vectors of leishmaniasis. Disease management with effective
vector control depends on the knowledge of vector population dynamics. In Sri Lanka …

Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by Phlebotomus spp. sand flies.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka is caused by Leishmania donovani …

Phlebotomine sand flies are medically important insects widespread throughout the world
and responsible for the transmission of several diseases to humans and other animals …

This review aims to fill the voids and to update the checklist of sandfly fauna along with its
spatial distribution in India. Resource databases ie either online or offline were searched to …

The field‐based studies on sand flies are not adequate to uncover information required for
the control of the leishmaniasis through reduction of vector populations. Therefore …

The correct identification of sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis is important for controlling the
disease. Genetic, particularly DNA sequence data, has lately become an important adjunct …

Leishmaniasis, a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by Leishmania sp., has become a
considerable global public health burden in recent decades, such that it is recognized by the …