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The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia evansi is recorded in Mexico for the first time. This species is a suspected vector of Leishmania infantum in other parts of its geographical range and was captured in a focus of American visceral leishmaniasis where the principal vector, Lu. longipalpis sensu lato, was also found. The relative public health importance of the two species in the study area (Ch...

TTrypanosoma evansi, is one among several species of Trypanosomes responsible for a major protozoan parasitic disease domestic animals. The current study aimed to investigate the trypanocidal effects aqueous and methanolic leaf extracts Balanites aegyptiacaDel (Zygophyllaceae) suramin on albino rats infected with Trypanosoma evansi. In total, 35 Swiss randomly separated into seven (7) groups (A...

The ultrastructural study in different tissues of mice experimentally infected with isolates of Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania mexicana reveals changes in cardiac myocytes, skeletal muscle fibers, and hepatic, adrenal, kidney, and spleen cells. Some of these changes were cytoarchitectural and others consisted of necrosis. Alterations in the microvasculature were also foun...