Visceral Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease that represents one of the most important public health problems in world. This neglected tropical zoonosis shows an increasing urbanization process, since end 1980s. The increase ecotourism practices, mainly regions nearby urban areas facilitates interaction between companion animals, humans, and wildlife. Known as land waterfalls, Carrancas 728...

A total of 131 phlebotomine Algerian sandflies have been processed in the present study. They belong to the species Phlebotomus bergeroti, Phlebotomus alexandri, Phlebotomus sergenti, Phlebotomus chabaudi, Phlebotomus riouxi, Phlebotomus perniciosus, Phlebotomus longicuspis, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus ariasi, Phlebotomus chadlii, Sergentomyia fallax, Sergentomyia minuta, Sergentomyia a...

Vaccine development is informed by a knowledge of genetic variation among antigen alleles, especially the distribution of positive and balancing selection in populations and species. A combined approach using population genetic and phylogenetic methods to detect selective signatures can therefore be informative for identifying vaccine candidates. Parasitic Leishmania species cause the disease l...

Abstract Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum is transmitted phlebotomine sandflies and a major zoonotic disease in Brazil. Due to the southward expansion of within country central role dogs as urban reservoirs parasite, we have investigated occurrence CVL two municipalities Erval Velho Herval d’Oeste Midwest region Santa Catarina state. Peripheral bloo...