Browsing by Subject "Visceral leishmaniasis"

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Discovery of the vector of visceral leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus (Artemievus) alexandri Sinton, 1928, in Kenya suggests complex transmission dynamics

Steve, Kiplagat; Jandouwe, Villinger; Collins, K. Kigen; Kevin, O. Kidambasi; Jackson, M. Muema; Stephie, M. Mwangi; Maureen, Wangari; Damaris, Matoke-Muhia; Daniel, K. Masiga; Joel, L. Bargul (Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases, 2023)

Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are endemic to specific regions due to the ecological preferences of phlebotomine sand flies and Leishmania spp. transmission. Sand fly entomological data in northern Kenya are scarce due ...
Molecular detection of Leishmania donovani, Leishmania major, and Trypanosoma species in Sergentomyia squamipleuris sand flies from a visceral leishmaniasis focus in Merti sub-County, eastern Kenya

Barrack, O. Owino; Jackline, Milkah Mwangi; Steve, Kiplagat; Hannah, Njiriku Mwangi; Johnstone, M. Ingonga; Alphine, Chebet; Philip, M. Ngumbi; Jandouwe, Villinger; Daniel, K. Masiga; Damaris, Matoke-Muhia (SpringerNature, 2021)

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) are of public health concern in Merti sub-County, Kenya, but epidemiological data on transmission, vector abundance, distribution, and ...
Phlebotomus (Larroussius) orientalis (Diptera: Psychodidae) as a probable secondary vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya

Ngumbi, M.Philip; Kaburia, C.Josyline; Anjili, O.Christopher; Haas, Fabian (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), 2010)

According to the World Health Organization’s reports, leishmaniases in humans are caused by 20 species of protozoa, belonging to the genus Leishmania1.The parasites are transmitted by the bite of a female tiny, 2–3 mm long ...

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