Fathima P A

About

I am a researcher in the field of medical entomology. Currently, I am working on "Phlebotomus argentipes" and other sandfly species, concerning leishmaniasis in the Western Ghats region of Kerala, India.

Employment

• Vector Control Research Centre Ph.D. Scholar
  2020 - Present

Education

• Vector Control Research Centre Ph.D. Scholar
  2020 - Present
• Maharaja's College MSc
  2017 - 2019

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (15)

• Report of a New Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Species, Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) pradeepii n. sp. from Madhya Pradesh, India
  Harish Kumar Shah, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima, Manju Rahi +1 more
  Insects 2025 DOI: 10.3390/insects16060598
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• Cutaneous leishmaniasis: a neglected clinical manifestation among the tribal population in Nilambur, Kerala, India
  Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima, Harish Kumar Shah, R S Aiswarya

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  • P M Ajithlal
  • T. V. Shailaja
  • C Shubin
  • K J Reena
  • Prasanta Saini
  Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2025 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trae102
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• Molecular diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis from blood samples using different genetic markers: A simple, sensitive and less invasive diagnostic approach
  Harish Kumar Shah, Kumar Rajesh, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima

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  • R S Aiswarya
  • P M Ajithlal
  • Prasanta Saini
  Practical Laboratory Medicine 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.plabm.2025.e00448
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• Identification and molecular characterization of Dirofilaria sp. “hongkongensis” (Rhabditida: Onchocercidae) in wild-caught mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): first report from India
  Journal of Medical Entomology 2025 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjae161
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• Molecular Identification of Host Blood Meal from Phlebotomine Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Kerala, India
  Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 2024 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2023.0168
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• Nationwide cross-sectional surveillance of Leishmania donovani in phlebotomine sand flies and its impact on national kala-azar elimination in India
  Scientific Reports 2024 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-78915-0
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• Genetic diversity of Leishmania donovani causing visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Western Ghats, India
  Gene 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148803
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• Molecular prevalence of Dirofilaria sp. hongkongensis, among the dog population in Thiruvananthapuram, India
  Research in Veterinary Science 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105399
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• Report of a new species of sand fly, Phlebotomus (Anaphlebotomus) ajithii n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae), from Western Ghats, India
  Parasites & Vectors 2024 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06468-2
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• Comparative Analysis of Phlebotomus argentipes Vector of Leishmaniasis in India and Sri Lanka
  Sachee Bhanu Piyasiri, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima, Harish Kumar Shah +5 more
  Microorganisms 2024 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071459
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• Emergence of imported cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major: a case series from Kerala, India
  Parasitology Research 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08304-z
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• Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by the Same Zymodeme of Leishmania donovani in Kerala, India
  Prasanta Saini, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima, R S Aiswarya +5 more
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2024 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0586
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• Identification and molecular characterization of Culex flavivirus in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae): first report from India
  A Anakha, Harish Kumar Shah, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima +5 more
  Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2023 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trad048
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• Faunal richness and checklist of sandflies (Diptera
  Harish Kumar Shah, Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima, N Pradeep Kumar +2 more
  Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2023 DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.377740
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• Development of DNA barcode-based PCR methodology to distinguish two sympatric species viz. Phlebotomus argentipes and Phlebotomus colabaensis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)
  Pananchikkaparambil Abdu Fathima, Harish Kumar Shah, P M Ajithlal +4 more
  International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s42690-023-00999-4
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