Vectorial capacity (VC) is the number of new infections disseminated per case per day by an insect vector. There are several attempts define the VC of disease vectors. Mathematical approximation using different biological ...

Sand flies are responsible for the transmission of leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites of genus Leishmania. Control of the sand fly populations in disease endemic areas is a critical step in the effective ...

Mosquito borne diseases are one of major health problems in almost all tropical and subtropical countries including Sri Lanka. Knowledge on breeding places and the larval distribution are important parameters for risk ...

Until recently, malaria was a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people in Sri Lanka. In 2016, the WHO certified the country as “malaria free”. The identification of anopheline mosquitoes is an important aspect ...

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease transmitted through female sand flies which caused by a protozoan parasite belong to genus Leishmania. Parasite development happens mostly in the midgut of the sand fly with presence ...