Sand flies are a significant public health concern in many parts of the world where they are
known to transmit agents of several zoonotic diseases to humans, such as leishmaniasis …

Phlebotomine sand flies are of global significance as important vectors of human disease,
transmitting bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens, including the kinetoplastid parasites …

Abstract Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli)(Diptera: Psychodidae) is the main vector of
Leishmania major Yakimoff & Schokhor (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), the causative …

Leishmaniasis, a highly neglected disease, currently presents a significant health problem
throughout Africa. This review presents a summarized analysis of its epidemiology in …

In recent years there has been growing interest in analyzing the geographical variations
between populations of different Phlebotomus spp. by comparing the sequences of various …

Background: This investigation compared genetic similarities and diversities within and
among Cladosporium species populations using the two PCR-based markers; Internal …

Haplotype and gene network analyses were performed on mitochondrial cytochrome
oxidase I and cytochrome b gene sequences of Lutzomyia (Lu.) ayacuchensis populations …

Background Phlebotomus papatasi is a natural vector of Leishmania major, which causes
cutaneous leishmaniasis in many countries. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), or …

The systematic position of the M alagasy P hlebotomus (D iptera: P sychodidae) species
was assessed in molecular phylogenetic studies. Three molecular markers were …

Background A phlebotomine sand fly was noticed in the second floor of an old building in a
highly urbanized area of southern Italy. A short-term entomological survey was carried out in …