"Psychodidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Small, hairy, moth-like flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are PHLEBOTOMUS, Lutzomyia, and Sergentomyia.
| Descriptor ID |
D011576
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.781
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| Concept/Terms |
Moth Flies- Moth Flies
- Flies, Moth
- Fly, Moth
- Moth Fly
- Psychodinae
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psychodidae" by people in Profiles.
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Akram A, Khan HA, Qadir A, Sabir AM. A Cross-Sectional Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Related to Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Sand Flies in Punjab, Pakistan. PLoS One. 2015; 10(6):e0130929.
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Klempner MS, Unnasch TR, Hu LT. Taking a bite out of vector-transmitted infectious diseases. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jun 21; 356(25):2567-9.
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M?ndez S, Gurunathan S, Kamhawi S, Belkaid Y, Moga MA, Skeiky YA, Campos-Neto A, Reed S, Seder RA, Sacks D. The potency and durability of DNA- and protein-based vaccines against Leishmania major evaluated using low-dose, intradermal challenge. J Immunol. 2001 Apr 15; 166(8):5122-8.