2025
The Lifecycle of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Fly in a Newly Developed Colony in Bangladesh.
Ghosh D, Sagar S, Molina R, Alim A, Chowdhury R, Alam M, Alvar J, Mondal D. The Lifecycle of Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Fly in a Newly Developed Colony in Bangladesh. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2025, 112: 1201-1206. PMID: 40168975, PMCID: PMC12139556, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSand fliesVectors of Leishmania parasitesLaboratory-reared sand fliesInsecticide resistance monitoringP. argentipesAdult sand fliesSand fly coloniesExperimental infectionFly coloniesColonized sand fliesPupa stageBlood mealLeishmania parasitesPhlebotomus argentipesResistance monitoringIncubation periodLeishmaniasis researchEggsPupaeSandFliesMultiple generationsControlled laboratory environmentXenodiagnosesInsecticides
2024
Infection of Leishmania donovani in Phlebotomus orientalis Sand Flies at Different Microhabitats of a Kala-Azar Endemic Village in Eastern Sudan
Khogali A, Elnaiem D, Díaz-Regañón R, Jibreel T, Nour B, Abdelrahman S, Molina R, Jiménez M. Infection of Leishmania donovani in Phlebotomus orientalis Sand Flies at Different Microhabitats of a Kala-Azar Endemic Village in Eastern Sudan. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2024, 9: 40. PMID: 38393129, PMCID: PMC10892308, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9020040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfected fliesSand fly femalesInfectivity of Leishmania donovaniFresh cowsDonkey bloodCDC light trapsSand fliesBlood mealFly femalesLeishmania donovani</i>ITS1 region sequencesPeri-domesticITS1 regionDonkeysGedarif StateDNA extractionVL endemic villagesLeishmania donovaniPhlebotomusRate of infectionKDNALight trapsInfection rateControl programsKala-azar
2022
Metabolic interactions between disease-transmitting vectors and their microbiota
Song X, Zhong Z, Gao L, Weiss BL, Wang J. Metabolic interactions between disease-transmitting vectors and their microbiota. Trends In Parasitology 2022, 38: 697-708. PMID: 35643853, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-transmitting vectorsSymbiotic microbesPathogen defenseHost biologyHematophagous arthropodsBacterial metabolic activitySand fliesArthropod vectorsImportant vectorAnimals/humansMetabolic interactionsEndogenous microbiotaTsetse fliesFliesRecent discoveryVector-borne diseasesBiologyMetabolic activityMosquitoesMicrobiotaDifferent arthropod vectorsArthropodsMicrobesOrganismsTicks
2019
Chapter 12 Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Moth Flies (Psychodidae)
Munstermann L. Chapter 12 Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Moth Flies (Psychodidae). 2019, 191-211. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814043-7.00012-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical importancePhlebotomine speciesHigh medical importanceClogmia albipunctataFamily PsychodidaeBlood feedingMoth fliesSubfamily PsychodinaeSand fliesPhlebotomine sand fliesSpeciesFliesSensu latuImportant diseaseOld WorldWidespread associationPsychoda alternataAnimal diseasesMajor diseasesCritical roleCompetent vectorsVesicular stomatitisCausative agentLutzomyia longipalpisPhlebotomus papatasi
2015
First report of Warileya rotundipennis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) naturally infected with Leishmania (Viannia) in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia
Moreno M, Ferro C, Rosales-Chilama M, Rubiano L, Delgado M, Cossio A, Gómez MA, Ocampo C, Saravia NG. First report of Warileya rotundipennis (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) naturally infected with Leishmania (Viannia) in a focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia. Acta Tropica 2015, 148: 191-196. PMID: 25917717, PMCID: PMC4654406, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment
Vergel C, Palacios R, Cadena H, Posso CJ, Valderrama L, Perez M, Walker J, Travi BL, Saravia NG. Evidence for Leishmania (Viannia) Parasites in the Skin and Blood of Patients Before and After Treatment. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 503-511. PMID: 16845635, DOI: 10.1086/505583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood monocytesAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisCutaneous leishmaniasisLeishmania parasitesUnaffected skinAnthroponotic transmissionAcquisition of infectionBlood of patientsSource of infectionSand fliesAdult patientsLesion scarTreatment failureAntimonial drugsPatientsNormal skinLeishmaniasisMonocytesZoonotic diseaseLesion bordersSkinTreatmentMolecular detection methodsPositive resultsInfection
2001
Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Genotypes (Lutzomyia shannoni, Diptera: Psychodidae) Across a Highly Heterogeneous Landscape
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Ferro C, Munstermann L. Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Genotypes (Lutzomyia shannoni, Diptera: Psychodidae) Across a Highly Heterogeneous Landscape. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 260-267. PMID: 11296833, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variabilitySubstantial genetic variabilityClose genetic similarityEnzyme lociForest habitatsAllozyme frequenciesMean heterozygosityLutzomyia shannoni DyarGenetic similarityField populationsLaboratory coloniesHeterogeneous landscapesNorthern ArgentinaLociNorth-central ColombiaAmazon River basinSoutheastern United StatesEastern United StatesCentral ColombiaL. shannoniSand fliesHabitatsHeterozygosityFliesDyar
1998
Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Azevedo A, Rangel E, Munstermann L. Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1998, 14: 277-82. PMID: 9813825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic isolationSpecies statusSpot phenotypeGenetic variationIsoenzyme lociMorphological phenotypesSpecies levelMorphological variationWeinberg expectationsField populationsBiochemical charactersLutzomyia longipalpisEastern BrazilPolymorphic charactersPhlebotomine sand fliesGenetic profileIntermediate formIsoenzyme frequenciesPhenotypeGenetic polymorphismsSand fliesNew WorldSpot patternsLociLongipalpis
1997
Patterns of genetic variability in colonized strains of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its consequences.
Mukhopadhyay J, Rangel E, Ghosh K, Munstermann L. Patterns of genetic variability in colonized strains of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its consequences. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 216-21. PMID: 9288819, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory coloniesField collectionsNew World sandEnzyme lociAverage heterozygosityGenetic qualityGenetic variabilityGenetic shiftColonization processField populationsGenetic differencesLutzomyia longipalpisGeographic strainsDifferent allelesSand fliesBiological inferencesLapinha CavePhlebotomine sand fliesHeterozygosityAllelesInfrequent allelesApparent consequenceColoniesField specimensPolyacrylamide gels
1992
Infectivity and pathogenesis of iridescent virus type 22 in various insect hosts
Tesh R, Andreadis T. Infectivity and pathogenesis of iridescent virus type 22 in various insect hosts. Archives Of Virology 1992, 126: 57-65. PMID: 1355961, DOI: 10.1007/bf01309684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 22Day observation periodViral antigensInfected mosquitoesVirus replicationObservation periodTransovarial transmissionPathogenesisDifferent organsVirus particlesHost cell cytoplasmSmall percentageSand fliesSpecies of mosquitoesInfectivityMidgut epitheliumMosquitoesPhlebotomine sand fliesCell cytoplasmFat bodyMortalityTrachealAntigenInfected insectsEpithelium
1991
Characterization of Leishmania colombiensis sp. n (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting humans, animals, and phlebotomine sand flies in Colombia and Panama.
Kreutzer R, Corredor A, Grimaldi G, Grogl M, Rowton E, Young D, Morales A, McMahon-Pratt D, Guzman H, Tesh R. Characterization of Leishmania colombiensis sp. n (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a new parasite infecting humans, animals, and phlebotomine sand flies in Colombia and Panama. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1991, 44: 662-75. PMID: 1677544, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew parasiteRestriction endonuclease fragment patternsPhlebotomine sand fliesKinetoplast DNASand fliesFragment patternsMolecular criteriaNew memberL. braziliensis complexL. lainsoniSpFliesBraziliensis complexPanamaParasitesIsoenzyme electrophoresisGenusMonoclonal antibodiesDNAMembersSlothsCharacterizationElectrophoresisLainsoniIsolates
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