Notes on Sand-Flies, Part III

Notes on Sand-Flies. Part V

Fauna and Bioecology of Sand flies in Jask country, the endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Hormozgan, Iran

Introduction: The cutaneous leishmaniasis has been regularly spread in Iran. Jask County which has been located in the eastern part of Hormozgan province had the most cases of patients. The present study aimed to investigate on the fauna and biology of sand flies. Methods: In this descriptive, cross sectional study, during 2007-2008, sand flies were captured using sticky papers and CDC mi...

Notes on Sand-Flies: Part IV—Some Important Variations in the Morphology of Phlebotomus Argentipes Found in Poona

Faunistic study and abundance of the phlebotomine sand flies in Saravan County, South-East Iran

Introduction: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is transmitted to humans mainly by Phlebotomus papatasi and P. sergenti sand flies in Iran. This survey was conducted in order to determine species composition and abundance of sand fly species in Saravan County. Iran Methods: This field study was conducted in 1997-1998. Sand flies were collected from outdoors by sticky paper traps. Identifications were bas...

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the State of Pernambuco.

INTRODUCTION Phlebotomine sand flies are small insects of great medical relevance. This article presents an updated list of the phlebotomine sand flies occurring in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. METHODS A review of literature published since the 1940s up to May 2010 was conducted and voucher material deposited in reference collections were studied. RESULTS A total of 37 phlebotomine spec...