Sand-fly phlebotomus papatasi (phlebotominae) : a general review with special reference to zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Egypt
Joint Authors
Labib, Narjis Albert
Abd al-Fattah, Muhammad Sad
al-Attar, Faraj
Bakr, Muhammad
Mursi, Tosson A.
Salih, Ahmad Mujahid Ahmad
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 45, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.525-544, 20 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Leishmania are digenetic protozoa which inhabit two hosts, the sandfly where they grow as promastigotes in the gut, and the mammalian macrophage where they grow as amastigotes.
Sandfly (or sand fly) is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, bloodsucking Dipteran encountered in sandy areas.
In the United States, sandfly may refer to certain horse flies that are also known as "greenheads" (family Tabanidae), or to members of the family Ceratopogonidae, also known in Florida and elsewhere as a sand gnat, sandflea, no-see-um (no-see-em, noseeum), granny nipper, chitra, punkie, or punky.
Outside the United States, sandfly may refer to members of the subfamily Phlebotominae within the Psychodidae.
Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) are sometimes called sand flies or no-see-ums (no-see-em, noseeum).
New Zealand sandflies are in the Austrosimulium genus, a type of black fly.
Of 500 known phlebotomine species, only some 30 of them have been positively identified as vectors of the disease.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is a protozoan disease well documented not only in Egypt, but in nearly all the East Mediterranean Countries.
It is prevalent in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula with at least three identified foci.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salih, Ahmad Mujahid Ahmad& Labib, Narjis Albert& Abd al-Fattah, Muhammad Sad& Bakr, Muhammad& al-Attar, Faraj& Mursi, Tosson A.. 2015. Sand-fly phlebotomus papatasi (phlebotominae) : a general review with special reference to zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.525-544.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Labib, Narjis Albert…[et al.]. Sand-fly phlebotomus papatasi (phlebotominae) : a general review with special reference to zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 45, no. 3 (Dec. 2015), pp.525-544.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Salih, Ahmad Mujahid Ahmad& Labib, Narjis Albert& Abd al-Fattah, Muhammad Sad& Bakr, Muhammad& al-Attar, Faraj& Mursi, Tosson A.. Sand-fly phlebotomus papatasi (phlebotominae) : a general review with special reference to zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Egypt. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2015. Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.525-544.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 540-544
Record ID
BIM-668488