Search Results - "Dvorak, Vit"
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A novel MALDI-TOF MS-based method for blood meal identification in insect vectors: A proof of concept study on phlebotomine sand flies
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-09-2019)“…Identification of blood sources of hematophagous arthropods is crucial for understanding the transmission cycles of vector-borne diseases. Many different…”
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Species identification of phlebotomine sandflies using deep learning and wing interferential pattern (WIP)
Published in Scientific reports (04-12-2023)“…Sandflies (Diptera; Psychodidae) are medical and veterinary vectors that transmit diverse parasitic, viral, and bacterial pathogens. Their identification has…”
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Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry
Published in Parasites & vectors (14-01-2014)“…BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies are incriminated in the transmission of several human and veterinary pathogens. To elucidate their role as vectors, proper…”
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Phlebotomine Sand Flies in Southern Thailand: Entomological Survey, Identification of Blood Meals and Molecular Detection of Trypanosoma spp
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (14-02-2022)“…An entomological survey at rural and cavernicolous localities in four provinces in southern Thailand provided 155 blood-fed females of sand flies (Diptera:…”
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First record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii in Slovakia
Published in Parasite (Paris) (2016)“…A large-scale entomological survey was carried out in summer 2016 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It revealed, for the first time, the presence of the…”
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An integrative approach to identify sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by morphological and molecular techniques
Published in Parasites & vectors (17-11-2020)“…Abstract Background Ethiopia is affected by human leishmaniasis caused by several Leishmania species and transmitted by a variety of sand fly vectors of the…”
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Phlebotomine sand fly survey in the Republic of Moldova: species composition, distribution and host preferences
Published in Parasites & vectors (21-07-2021)“…Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodiae) in the Republic of Moldova have been understudied for decades. Our study provides a first update on their…”
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Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in eight Balkan countries: historical review and region-wide entomological survey
Published in Parasites & vectors (11-11-2020)“…Abstract Background Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are medically important vectors of human and veterinary disease-causing agents. Among these, the genus…”
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Human immune response against salivary antigens of Simulium damnosum s.l.: A new epidemiological marker for exposure to blackfly bites in onchocerciasis endemic areas
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-06-2021)“…Background Simulium damnosum sensu lato (s.l.) blackflies transmit Onchocerca volvulus , a filarial nematode that causes human onchocerciasis. Human landing…”
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Updates on the distribution and diversity of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Romania
Published in Parasites & vectors (20-05-2019)“…Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are haematophagous insects that transmit the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida:…”
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Phlebotomus orientalis sand flies from two geographically distant Ethiopian localities: biology, genetic analyses and susceptibility to Leishmania donovani
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-04-2013)“…Phlebotomus orientalis Parrot (Diptera: Psychodidae) is the main vector of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani in East Africa. Here we…”
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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Maghreb region: A systematic review of distribution, morphology, and role in the transmission of the pathogens
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-01-2022)“…Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are important vectors of various human and animal pathogens such as Bartonella bacilliformis, Phlebovirus, and…”
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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Bosnia and Herzegovina: distribution, ecology and environmental preferences
Published in Acta tropica (01-12-2024)“…•Phlebotomus neglectus is the predominant sand fly species in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH).•The southeastern coastal region of BIH shows the highest climatic…”
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Field evaluation of a 0.005% fipronil bait, orally administered to Rhombomys opimus, for control of fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) and phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-07-2018)“…Plague (Yersinia pestis) and zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (Leishmania major) are two rodent-associated diseases which are vectored by fleas and…”
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The role of sand flies as vectors of viruses other than phleboviruses
Published in Journal of general virology (01-04-2023)“…Sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) are proven vectors of various pathogens of medical and veterinary importance. Although mostly known for their pivotal role…”
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Ecological setting of phlebotomine sand flies in the Republic of Kosovo
Published in Heliyon (30-06-2024)“…Sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) are the principal vectors of Leishmania spp., the causative agents of leishmaniasis, as well as phleboviruses. In the…”
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Identification of phlebotomine sand flies using one MALDI-TOF MS reference database and two mass spectrometer systems
Published in Parasites & vectors (10-05-2015)“…Rapid, accurate and high-throughput identification of vector arthropods is of paramount importance in surveillance programmes that are becoming more common due…”
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Distinct transmission cycles of Leishmania tropica in 2 adjacent foci, Northern Israel
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-12-2006)“…Transmission of Leishmania tropica was studied in 2 adjacent foci in Israel where vector populations differ. Only Phlebotomus sergenti was found infected with…”
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First Detection and Molecular Analysis of Leishmania infantum DNA in Sand Flies of Kosovo
Published in Pathogens (Basel) (24-09-2023)“…Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are the principal vectors of phleboviruses and Leishmania spp., the causative agents of leishmaniases. The…”
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Identification of immature stages of phlebotomine sand flies using MALDI-TOF MS and mapping of mass spectra during sand fly life cycle
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-02-2018)“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for the…”
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