Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Environmental Chemical Pollutants and Pesticides, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Review Article   
  Monitoring and Mapping of Insecticide Resistance in Vectors of Visceral leishmaniasis in the World
  Author(s): Mohammad Nasrabadi, Amrollah Azarm, Maryam Molaeezadeh, Fatemeh Shahidi, Faramarz Bozorgomid and Hassan Vatandoost*
  
  Phlebotominae of sandflies are the vector of leishmaniasis, a disease that spreads to more than 98 countries worldwide.Visceral leshmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Leishmania spp, a protozoan parasite that can be transmitted by the bite of a sand fly infected Phlebotomus spp in the old world and Lutzomyia spp in the new world. Since the introduction of synthetic chemical insecticides in the 1940s, they continue to be an effective tool for controlling insects that carry disease pathogens. Unfortunately, insecticides are used indiscriminately and tremendous selective pressure is applied to resist insecticides. Although most species of sandflies are exposed to all major insecticide groups in the world, further evidence suggests that some Phlebotomine sandflies may be developing insecticide resistance. Some populations of sandflies are tolerant or resi.. View More»
  

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