Isolation and typing of Leishmania infantum from Phlebotomus neglectus on the island of Corfu, Greece

Léger, N.; Gramiccia, Marina; Gradoni, Luigi; Madulo-Leblond, G.; Pesson, B.; Ferté, Hubert; Boulanger, Nathalie; Killick‐Kendrick, R.; Killick‐Kendrick, M.

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“…The three Phlebotomus (Larroussius) species, i.e. P. neglectus, P. perfiliewi and P. tobbi, could play a role in the transmission of VL in the area studied, being proven L. infantum vectors (Léger et al, 1988(Léger et al, , 2000Maroli et al, 1987). As for the seasonal trend of adult phlebotomine fauna, it could be determined only for P. neglectus, the most widespread species.…”

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Entomological and parasitological study on phlebotomine sandflies in central and northern Albania

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et al. 2005

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Summary :An entomological survey was carried out in two districts of central (Kruje) and northern (Lezhe) Albania. Six collecting sites, showing a variety of diurnal resting sites, were monitored for adult sandflies from June through October 2002. Flies were collected with CDC miniature light traps, sticky traps and mechanical or hand aspirators in peridomestic sites, in bedrooms and inside cow barns, chicken coops and pigpens. All collecting sites monitored were found positive for sandflies. A total of 849 specimens were caught (29.2 % males) belonging to five Phlebotomus species. Phlebotomus neglectus (75.6 %) was the most abundant species followed by P. perfiliewi (14.4 %), P. papatasi (4.6 %), P. tobbi (3.6 %) and P. similis (1.8 %). The first adult of P. neglectus appeared on June 11 and the last one was collected on October 16. The highest density for this species was observed at the end of July. A total of 111 blood-fed females were caught from the two areas studied. P. neglectus was the only species found blood fed in Lezhe and the same species was prevalent (56.1 %) in Kruje followed by P. perfiliewi (30.3 %), P. tobbi (10.6 %) ; P. papatasi was represented by only two specimens. Blood meal origin was determined in 45/66 (68.2 %) of the females tested from Kruje district. P. neglectus was found fed on four hosts, showing the following feeding patterns: cow (71.4 %), dog (17.1 %), chicken (5.7 %) and human (5.7 %) ; P. perfiliewi was found fed on cow (80.0 %) and chicken (20.0 %), P. tobbi on cow (50.0 %), chicken (25.0 %) and dog (25.0 %). One specimen of P. papatasi was found fed on cow. When such prevalences were analysed by the available biomass for each host present at the collecting site, P. neglectus resulted to be an opportunistic feeder rather than exhibiting preferences for any specific animal. PCR analysis of 39 P. neglectus from the Lezhe district gave negative results for the presence of Leishmania DNA. Résumé : ENQUÊTE ENTOMOLOGIQUE SUR LES PHLÉBOTOMES DANS DEUX DISTRICTS ALBANAIS

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Entomological and parasitological study on phlebotomine sandflies in central and northern Albania

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“…As a result, such patients, who can infect sandflies, become the source of this anthroponotic pathogen. Although sandfly vectors implicated in the transmission of each parasite are different, there are 13 known sandfly species in Greece, 10 of which belong to the medically important genus of Phlebotomus and 3 to Sergentomyia, [13][14][15][16][17] and are widely spread in the country (Figure 3, Table 3). The close association of the vectors with human habitation, especially in rural areas, ensures transmission of L. infantum from infected dogs to humans.…”

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“…Nonetheless, veterinary records substantiate the emergence of CanL in new areas and the increase in dog cases in areas where the problem was already evident. Thirteen sandfly species, 10 belonging to the medically important genus of Phlebotomus and 3 to Sergentomyia are known in Greece, [13][14][15][16][17] 5 of which are proven or suspected vectors of L. infantum (P. perfiliewi, P. tobbi, P. neglectus), L. donovani (P. tobbi), L. tropica (P. similis), and L. major (P. papatasi).…”

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Leishmaniases in Greece

Ntais¹,

Sifaki-Pistola²,

Christodoulou³

et al. 2013

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. During the last 35 years, visceral leishmaniasis has spread in Greece with autochthonous human cases appearing in 41 of the 54 prefectures. The occurrence of the disease was mapped and related to dog seropositivity, environmental and geospatial risk factors. Average dog seropositivity was 22.1% and positive animals were found in 43 of 54 prefectures. Factors like: altitude, presence of water bodies, land use, wind speed, mean land surface temperature, mean relative humidity, and mean annual rainfall were found to affect dog seropositivity. Cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania tropica are also increasing. Phlebotomus similis believed to be the potential vector of L.

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“…The putative vector of L. infantum in the Mediterranean region is P. (Larroussius) neglectus (Leger et al 1988, Garifallou et al 1989, which was the most frequent and abundant species found in all areas studied except in the small island of Gavdos, south of Crete. Our results confirm previous records of P. neglectus in Crete (Adler et al 1938, Ristorcelli 1939, Hadjinicolaou 1958, Leger et al 1993, Aransay et al 1999, and show that the species is widely spread in the island (Fig.…”

Section: Leishmaniasis In the Greek Island Of Cretementioning

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“…From 1951From to 1975 alleged human VL cases were recorded on the island (Leger et al 1979) and few canine leishmaniasis cases were reported until 1983 . Since then, Phlebotomus neglectus, the putative vector of L. infantum in Crete (Leger et al 1988), has been found in high numbers on the island (Leger et al 1993, Ivovic et al 2007) and seroepidemiological studies in dogs, during the last 25 years, showed that the number of seropositive animals increases with time (Antoniou et al 2009): from 0.27% in 1990 (Data of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture) to 2.9% in 1994 and 19.8% in 2009. This may be explained by the fact that dogs are brought into the island from mainland, especially from Attica, where leishmaniasis is endemic.…”

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Re-Emergence of Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Greek Island of Crete

Christodoulou

Αντωνίου

Ntais

et al. 2012

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Leishmaniases are vector-borne diseases transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. Three species of Leishmania are found in the Mediterranean basin: Leishmania infantum, the most common species responsible for both visceral (VL) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL); Leishmania major, found in North Africa and Middle East causing CL; Leishmania tropica with a limited presence in Europe, causing CL. During the last 25 years, Crete has become an endemic zone for L. infantum with a high number of infected dogs and an increasing number of human cases every year; in the last 4 years, the incidence has reached an average of seven VL patients per year in a population of 600,000. At the same time, CL has re-emerged in Crete due to L. tropica, with an average of three CL cases per year in the last 4 years. Isolates were typed as L. infantum MON-1 and MON-98 and L. tropica MON-300, a zymodeme not reported before. Both VL and CL have spread to the whole of the island during the last 25 years, primarily in semi-urban and urban areas with altitudes of 0-50 m. The prevailing Phlebotomus species were Phlebotomus neglectus (proven vector of L. infantum) and Phlebotomus similis (suspected vector of L. tropica).

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Isolation and typing of Leishmania infantum from Phlebotomus neglectus on the island of Corfu, Greece

Cited by 48 publications

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Entomological and parasitological study on phlebotomine sandflies in central and northern Albania

Entomological and parasitological study on phlebotomine sandflies in central and northern Albania

Leishmaniases in Greece

Re-Emergence of Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Greek Island of Crete

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