Browsing Medicine by Subject "Psychodidae"

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The epidemiological trend of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Kegalle district, Sri Lanka: A newly established disease focus and assessment of bioclimatic suitability for disease establishment using ecological niche modelling

Wijerathna, T.; Wickramasinghe, K.; Gunathilaka, N.; Perera, A.; Bandara, S. (Elsevier, 2023)

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is prevalent in Sri Lanka since 1992. It remains as a health issue with increasing numbers and spreading from endemic to non-endemic areas in the county. Kegalle district is a new disease focus, ...
Genetic variation of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Gampaha and Kurunegala districts of Sri Lanka: Complementing the morphological identification

Wijerathna, T.; Gunathilaka, N.; Rodrigo, W, (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022)

OBJECTIVE: To identity the variation of sand flies in the Gampaha and Kurunegala districts of Sri Lanka and to assess DNA barcoding as a complementing method for morphological identification. METHODS: A total of 38 441 ...
Morphological identification keys for adults of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Sri Lanka

Wijerathna, T.; Gunathilaka, N. (BioMed Central, 2020)

BACKGROUND: Phlebotomine sand flies are a medically important group of insects that is responsible for the transmission of leishmaniasis. Surveillance plays a major role in vector control programmes through exploring species ...

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