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Comparative Analysis of Phlebotomus argentipes Vector of Leishmaniasis in India and Sri Lanka

Sachee Bhanu Piyasiri,
P.A. Fathima,
Harish Kumar Shah,
Sanath Senanyake,
Nilakshi Samaranayake,
Nadira Darshani Karunaweera,
Manju Rahi and
Prasanta Saini

Microorganisms2024, 12(7), 1459;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071459

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18 July 2024

Phlebotomus argentipes is the predominant sandfly vector of leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent. India and Sri Lanka primarily report visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani. We compared Ph. argentipes from two locatio...

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Metagenomic Analyses of Gut Bacteria of Two Sandfly Species from Western Ghats, India, Differing in Their Vector Competence for Leishmaniasis

Anns Tom,
Nanda Kumar Yellapu,
Manju Rahi and
Prasanta Saini

Microorganisms2025, 13(7), 1615;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13071615

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9 July 2025

Phlebotomine sandflies are the primary vectors of Leishmania parasites, the causative agents of leishmaniasis. In India, Phlebotomus argentipes is the confirmed vector of Leishmania donovani. The sandfly gut microbiota plays a crucial role in Leishma...

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Phlebotomine Sand Flies in Southern Thailand: Entomological Survey, Identification of Blood Meals and Molecular Detection of Trypanosoma spp.

Jirayu Buatong,
Vit Dvorak,
Arunrat Thepparat,
Kanaphot Thongkhao,
Surachart Koyadun,
Padet Siriyasatien and
Theerakamol Pengsakul

Insects2022, 13(2), 197;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13020197

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14 February 2022

An entomological survey at rural and cavernicolous localities in four provinces in southern Thailand provided 155 blood-fed females of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) that were identified based on morphological characters as Idiophlebotomus asperul...

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