Background Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti is a widespread proven vector of
Leishmania pathogens causing anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), due to L …

The ecology of Phlebotomus sand flies in cutaneous leishmaniasis foci as a result of
Leishmania tropica in the Judean Desert was studied. Between 2005 and 2007,> 265,000 …

Methods: Sandflies were collected from selected village in North Khorasan Province,
northeast of Iran from indoors using CDC light-traps. Susceptibility test was carried out …

Background & objectives: Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) play main role in
the transmission of different forms of leishmaniasis in the world. Phlebotomus papatasi is the …

Background: Collecting live sand flies from indoor sites is a major challenge for researchers
in large cities due to the reluctance of families to survey their homes. This study was …

Abstract Phlebotomus caucasicus Marzinovsky and Phlebotomus mongolensis Sinton are
morphologically similar sand fly species. Finding a reliable, fast, and simple method to …

Background: Phlebotomus species are solely responsible for transmitting leishmaniasis in
the old world. The disease is endemic in several parts of Iran. Darab district located in Fars …

Background Among neglected zoonotic diseases, leishmaniases caused by Leishmania
parasite through infected female sand fly bite, are a group of diseases found in 98 countries …

The dynamics of egg laying, larval hatching, pupation, adult emergence and sex ratio were
studied in laboratory condition of natural population collected from an endemic pocket of …