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Identification of trypanosomatids and blood feeding preferences of phlebotomine...
Abbate, Jessica Maria; Maia, Carla; Pereira, André; Arfuso, Francesca; Gaglio, Gabriella; Rizzo, Maria; Caracappa, Giulia; Marino, GabrieleIn this study, the presence of Leishmania DNA and blood feeding sources in phlebotomine sand fly species commonly present in Sicily were investigated. A total of 1,866 female sand flies including 176 blood fed specimens were sampled over two seasons in five selected sites in Sicily (southern Italy). Sergentomyia minuta (n = 1,264) and Phlebotomus perniciousus (n = 594) were the most abundant species at all the ...
Recent advances on Dirofilaria repens in dogs and humans in Europe
Capelli, Gioia; Genchi, Claudio; Baneth, Gad; Bourdeau, Patrick; Brianti, Emanuele; Cardoso, Luís; Danesi, Patrizia; Fuehrer, Hans PeterDirofilaria repens is a nematode affecting domestic and wild canids, transmitted by several species of mosquitoes. It usually causes a non-pathogenic subcutaneous infection in dogs and is the principal agent of human dirofilariosis in the Old World. In the last decades, D. repens has increased in prevalence in areas where it has already been reported and its distribution range has expanded into new areas of Eur...