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L. Orshan · SciRah

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L. Orshan

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h-index: 16
Works: 44
Citations: 925

Most-cited papers

Precocene II causes atrophy of corpora allata in Locusta migratoria
M. Pener, L. Orshan, J. De Wilde
1978Nature111 citations
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Distribution and Seasonality of Phlebotomus Sand Flies in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Foci, Judean Desert, Israel
L. Orshan, D. Szekely, Z. Khalfa, S. Bitton
2010Journal of medical entomology69 citations Open access
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Geographic information system in malaria surveillance: mosquito breeding and imported cases in Israel, 1992.
U. Kitron, H. Pener, C. Costin, L. Orshan +2 more
1994American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene68 citations
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Mosquito Vectors of West Nile Fever in Israel
L. Orshan, Hanna Bin, H. Schnur, A. Kaufman +5 more
2008Journal of medical entomology61 citations Open access
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Comparison of mosquito control programs in seven urban sites in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
D. Impoinvil, Sajjad Ahmad, Adriana Troyo, J. Keating +14 more
2007Health Policy61 citations Open access
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Distribution and Dispersal of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus, the Northern Negev, Israel
L. Orshan, Shirly Elbaz, Yossi Ben-Ari, F. Akad +6 more
2016PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases56 citations Open access
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Usutu Virus RNA in Mosquitoes, Israel, 2014–2015
B. Mannasse, E. Mendelson, L. Orshan, O. Mor +3 more
2017Emerging Infectious Diseases44 citations Open access
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Barkedji virus, a novel mosquito-borne flavivirus identified in Culex perexiguus mosquitoes, Israel, 2011.
J. Kolodziejek, K. Pachler, Hanna Bin, E. Mendelson +3 more
2013Journal of General Virology42 citations Open access
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Molecular Identification of Bloodmeals from Sand Flies and Mosquitoes Collected in Israel
L. Valinsky, Conen Ettinger, G. K. Bar-Gal, L. Orshan
2014Journal of medical entomology40 citations Open access
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Leishmania infection in cats and dogs housed together in an animal shelter reveals a higher parasite load in infected dogs despite a greater seroprevalence among cats
G. Baneth, Y. Nachum-Biala, Adam Zuberi, Nirit Zipori-Barki +7 more
2020Parasites & Vectors39 citations Open access
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Mosquito Surveillance for 15 Years Reveals High Genetic Diversity Among West Nile Viruses in Israel.
Y. Lustig, M. Hindiyeh, L. Orshan, L. Weiss +6 more
2016Journal of Infectious Diseases35 citations Open access
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West Nile fever in Israel: the reemergence of an endemic disease.
E. Anis, I. Grotto, E. Mendelson, Hanna Bin +6 more
2014Journal of Infection34 citations
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Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Yuki Haba, M. Aardema, Maria O. Afonso, Natasha M. Agramonte +213 more
2025bioRxiv32 citations Open access
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Attempts to control sand flies by insecticide-sprayed strips along the periphery of a village
L. Orshan, D. Szekely, H. Schnur, A. Wilamowski +3 more
2006Journal of Vector Ecology28 citations
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Effects of the corpora allata on sexual receptivity and completion of oocyte development in females of the cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus
L. Orshan, Meir Paul Pener
199117 citations
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Reversible reproductive diapause and intermediate states between diapause and full reproductive activity in male Oedipoda miniata grasshoppers
M. Pener, L. Orshan
198017 citations
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West Nile virus outbreak in Israel in 2015: phylogenetic and geographic characterization in humans and mosquitoes.
Y. Lustig, Z. Kaufman, B. Mannasse, R. Koren +4 more
2017Clinical Microbiology and Infection16 citations Open access
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Spatial distribution of West Nile virus in humans and mosquitoes in Israel, 2000-2014.
Y. Lustig, Z. Kaufman, E. Mendelson, L. Orshan +5 more
2017International Journal of Infectious Diseases14 citations Open access
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Patterns of insecticide resistance in larval Culex pipiens populations in Israel: dynamics and trends.
L. Orshan, M. Kelbert, H. Pener
2005Journal of Vector Ecology14 citations
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Epidemiologic and phylogenetic analysis of the 2018 West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak in Israel demonstrates human infection of WNV lineage I
Y. Lustig, Ruslan Gosinov, N. Zuckerman, Y. Glazer +12 more
2019Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin13 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of six Hyalomma species using mitochondrial markers.
A. Roth, F. Akad, Irina Zonstein, R. King +2 more
2019Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases13 citations
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REPEATED REVERSAL OF THE REPRODUCTIVE DIAPAUSE BY PHOTOPERIOD AND TEMPERATURE IN MALES OF THE GRASSHOPPER, OEDIPODA MINIATA
L. Orshan, M. Pener
197913 citations
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Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito.
Yuki Haba, P. Korlević, E. McAlister, M. Lawniczak +213 more
2025Science12 citations Open access
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Leishmania donovani Transmission Cycle Associated with Human Infection, Phlebotomus alexandri Sand Flies, and Hare Blood Meals, Israel
L. Studentsky, L. Orshan, F. Akad, Ira Ben-Avi +7 more
2023Emerging Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access
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Zoonotic Disease in a Peripheral Population: Persistence and Transmission of Leishmania major in a Putative Sink-Source System in the Negev Highlands, Israel
Ruti Berger, Gideon Wasserberg, A. Warburg, L. Orshan +1 more
2014Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases10 citations Open access
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A Sharp Increase in the Natural Abundance of Sand Flies in Kfar Adummim, Israel
L. Orshan
2011Journal of Vector Ecology10 citations
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Termination and reinduction of reproductive diapause by photo‐period and temperature in males of the grasshopper, Oedipoda miniata
L. Orshan, M. Pener
197910 citations
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Evaluation of a Metofluthrin Fan Vaporizer Device Against Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus in the Judean Desert, Israel
Gabriela E. Zollner, L. Orshan
2011Journal of Vector Ecology7 citations
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High Endemicity and Distinct Phylogenetic Characteristics of Sindbis Virus in Israel
Nataly Avizov, N. Zuckerman, L. Orshan, U. Shalom +7 more
2018Journal of Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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of West Nile Virus in Israel.
Y. Lustig, M. Hindiyeh, L. Orshan, L. Weiss +5 more
20155 citations
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Analysis of precocene effects on fifth-instar larvae of Locusta migratoria
H. Schooneveld, L. Orshan
19825 citations
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A multifaceted molecular approach to surveillance of leishmaniasis: Identification of sand fly species, Leishmania parasites, and blood meal sources using high-resolution melting analysis
L. Studentsky, F. Akad, Debora Diaz, Ira Ben-Avi +6 more
2025PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases4 citations Open access
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A next-generation (DNA) sequencing (NGS)-based method for identifying the sources of sugar meals in mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in Israel.
I. Abbasi, F. Akad, L. Studentsky, Ira Ben-Avi +2 more
2022Journal of Vector Ecology4 citations
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Dual response of corpora allata from Locusta migratoria after in vivo and in vitro exposure to precocene II
H. Schooneveld, L. Orshan
19814 citations
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The unexpected presence of four malaria vectors in southern Israel.
Hedva Pener, L. Orshan, U. Kitron, Uri Shalom
1994Israel journal of medical sciences3 citations
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Long-term monitoring of sand fly populations: temporal responses to land-use change and climatic variability
Y. Waitz, S. Paz, Shirly Elbaz, Debora Diaz +8 more
2026Parasites & Vectors0 citations Open access
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First detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in Phlebotomus (Larroussius) syriacus and its epidemiological implications in Israel
L. Studentsky, O. Kirstein, Debora Diaz, Shirly Elbaz +8 more
2026Parasites & Vectors0 citations Open access
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First record of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) orientalis (Parrot, 1936) (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Israel: phylogeographic placement and implications for leishmaniasis surveillance
Debora Diaz, E. Kniha, S. Koblmüller, L. Studentsky +10 more
2026Parasites & Vectors0 citations Open access
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Surveillance of Leishmania spp., Assessment in Sand Flies and Rodents, and Intervention Measures Using Drones During an Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southern Israel
G. Kleinerman, Lavie Chaim, Shirly Elbaz, L. Orshan +15 more
2026Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases0 citations
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Ivermectin's role in malaria control: the simplicity and the complexity
Eli Schwartz, L. Orshan, Patricia Schlagenhauf
2025new microbes and new infections0 citations Open access
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Black twig borer and other ambrosia and bark beetles in Israel, Symposium 2023
Z. Mendel, S. Freeman, J. Hulcr, Etan Recht +14 more
2023Phytoparasitica0 citations
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Correction to: Black twig borer and other ambrosia and bark beetles in Israel
Z. Mendel, S. Freeman, Jiri Hulcr, Etan Recht +14 more
2023Phytoparasitica0 citations Open access
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[Personal protection measures against blood-sucking insects and ticks].
L. Orshan, A. Wilamowski, H. Pener
2010Harefuah0 citations
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Abstracts of papers presented at the 3rd conference on agricultural entomology
Z. Mendel, A. Rubin, A. Yardeni, D. Rosen +47 more
2008Phytoparasitica0 citations
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