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Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern ...
Rohousova, Iva; Talmi-Frank, Dalit; Kostalova, Tatiana; Polanska, Nikola; Lestinova, Tereza; Kassahun, Aysheshm; Yasur-Landau, Daniel; Maia, CarlaWOS:000357470300003 PMID: 26152578; Background: Human visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is considered an anthroponosis; however, Leishmania-infected animals have been increasingly reported in L. donovani foci, and the role of these animals as reservoirs for human L. donovani infection remains unclear. Methods: We conducted a study of domestic animals (goats, sheep, cows, dogs, and donkeys) in...
Experimental transmission of leishmania infantum by two major vectors
Maia, Carla; Seblova, Veronika; Sadlova, Jovana; Votypka, Jan; Volf, PetrWe quantified Leishmania infantum parasites transmitted by natural vectors for the first time. Both L. infantum strains studied, dermotropic CUK3 and viscerotropic IMT373, developed well in Phlebotomus perniciosus and Lutzomyia longipalpis. They produced heavy late-stage infection and colonized the stomodeal valve, which is a prerequisite for successful transmission. Infected sand fly females, and especially th...