Just over 30 years ago, a new species of Leishmania of the subgenus Leishmania (Viannia)
was described infecting the armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus; then, a report of human …

Industrial activities have produced profound changes in the natural environment, including
the mass removal of trees, fragmentation of habitats, and creation of larval mosquito …

American Cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in Brazil is caused by seven Leishmania species.
A multitude of sand fly species are implicated in their enzootic and zoonotic transmission …

Leishmania (V.) braziliensis and Leishmania (L.) amazonensis are the most pathogenic
agents of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Brazil, causing a wide spectrum of clinical …

The unicellular protozoan parasite Leishmania causes the neglected tropical disease
leishmaniasis, affecting 12 million people in 98 countries. In South America, where the …

Background Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in French Guiana but cases are
usually sporadic. An outbreak signal was issued on May 15th 2020 with 15 suspected cases …

The incidence of vector-borne diseases is rising as deforestation, climate change, and
globalization bring humans in contact with arthropods that can transmit pathogens. In …

Phlebotomine sand flies are insects that are highly relevant in medicine, particularly as the
sole proven vectors of leishmaniasis. Accurate identification of sand fly species is an …

This study was conducted in the Gurupi Biological Reserve (REBIO-Gurupi), the largest area
of Amazon rainforest in Maranhão State, Brazil. The objectives were to survey the sand fly …

Background An entomological study was conducted in the municipality of Oiapoque (lower
Oyapock River Basin) in the Brazilian side bordering French Guiana to gain information on …