Sentences with phrase «of sandflies»

Back in Brazil, the tiny protozoan first entered her body through the bite of a sandfly, later migrating to her face.

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If climate change allows the sandfly vector to colonise the UK there is a real danger the disease could spread, say Susan Shaw and colleagues at the University of Bristol, UK (DOI: 10.1016 / j.vetpar.2009.03.025).

Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan leishmania parasites, which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies — flies that are three times smaller than a mosquito.

«These data can contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms that govern resistance or susceptibility to infection by Leishmania parasites upon transmission by the P. papatasi sandflies.»

The team found that less than 30 % of people in all foci had anti-SGE proliferation, and that people more exposed to sandfly bites had higher anti-saliva IgG immune responses, higher IFN -?

Subsequent analysis showed that HRTV belongs to a group of viruses known as phleboviruses, which can be carried by sandflies, mosquitoes or ticks.

They set out to study the effects on the sandfly of carrying both the Leishmania parasite and the bacterial pathogen Serratia marcescens, a naturally occurring disease in sandfly populations.

The team took a population of Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies and fed them blood meal containing the Leishmania parasite, and a second group with uninfected blood meal.

The team from Lancaster University were studying sandflies» interactions with bacteria, to find a new way to control the sandfly populations, and curb the spread of leishmaniasis.

From an evolutionary point of view, it may be interesting for sandflies to have a part of its population permissive to Leishmania infection.

The beach was exactly like its picture, all palm trees and blue water and green hills, with sandflies that brushed and stung your ankles to remind you that it was real, and little shacks planted here and there that sold bake»n' shark — deep - fried shark in a pocket of fried fresh dough that tasted better than anything she'd ever eaten.

The one downside would be that as this stretch of beach is undeniably amazingly scenic, it is relatively undeveloped and this means sandflies can be a problem for some guests, so it pays to bring good insect repellent with you.dollars more than the regular ones.

The only downside of this beach is the many sandflies that are particularly aggressive at sunset and sunrise, so it is better to wear insect repellent.