Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light traps were modified for use with
light-emitting diodes (LED) and compared against a control trap (incandescent light) to …

Ivermectin (IVM) is a chemically modified macrocyclic lactone of Streptomyces avermitilis
that acts as a potent neurotoxin against many nematodes and arthropods. Little is known of …

Four types of commercial mosquito control traps, the Mosquito Magnet Pro (MMP), the Sentinel
360 (S360), the BG-Sentinel (BGS), and the Mega-Catch Ultra (MCU), were compared …

Background Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies are major vectors of Leishmania major and
phlebovirus infection in North Africa and across the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent. …

Background The Phlebotomus papatasi salivary protein PpSP15 was shown to protect mice
against Leishmania major, suggesting that incorporation of salivary molecules in multi-…

This report presents the results of the first entomological survey of the sand fly fauna in
northwestern Yemen. Sand flies were collected using sticky paper traps and CDC light traps from …

The clinicoepidemiologic profile of 143 cases (93 males and 50 females) with cutaneous
leishmaniasis from 18 villages of Hajjah governorate, Yemen was studied. Dry-type lesions …

Sand flies are important vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis, especially along coastal towns
of northwestern Libya where an estimated 20,000 cases have occurred from 2004 to 2009. …

Phlebotomus papatasi sand flies are among the primary vectors of Leishmania major
parasites from Morocco to the Indian subcontinent and from southern Europe to central and …

Background Sand fly saliva can drive the outcome of Leishmania infection in animal models,
and salivary components have been postulated as vaccine candidates against …