Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi naturally infected with dermotropic Leishmania infantum at Tenes, Algeria

Izri, M. A.; Belazzoug, S

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(93)90011-e

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“…30 Phlebotomus perfiliewi perfiliewi , the sister subspecies of P. perfeliewi transcaucasicus , has been identified as a vector of VL/CL caused by L. infantum in Mediterranean countries such as Italy and Algeria. [31][32][33][34] In our study, we also found Leishmania spp. in P. kandelaki (0.06%) and P. ( Adlerius ) spp.…”

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Vector Incrimination of Sand Flies in the Most Important Visceral Leishmaniasis Focus in Iran

Oshaghi¹,

Maleki‐Ravasan²,

Javadian³

et al. 2009

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. The prevalence, host preference, and rate of Leishmania spp. infection of sand fly species are important parameters for incrimination of parasite vectors. We applied polymerase chain reaction (PCR)−based and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods to detect Leishmania spp. parasites and blood meals within individual sand flies in the most important visceral leishmaniasis (VL) focus in northwestern Iran. Leishmania spp. minicircles (kinetoplast DNA) were found in 14 (0.9%) of 1,569 female specimens. Sequence analysis of 650 basepairs of an internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA gene identified L. infantum/L. donovani in 12 specimens and L. adleri -like parasites in 2 specimens. Nine (64.3%) of 14 of the Leishmania spp.-positive sand flies were Phlebotomus perfeliewi transcaucasicus . Blood meal identification of host DNA within sand flies by PCR-based and ELISA methods showed that 30% and 28%, respectively, were positive for human blood. Results of this study showed that P. perfeliewi transcaucasicus is the most prevalent, infected, and anthropophagic sand fly and plays a major role in VL transmission in the region studied.

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Vector Incrimination of Sand Flies in the Most Important Visceral Leishmaniasis Focus in Iran

Oshaghi¹,

Maleki‐Ravasan²,

Javadian³

et al. 2009

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…In these areas, P. (L.) longicuspis Nitzulescu 1930, the only Larroussius present, could be the vector of L. infantum. P. perfiliewi, proven vector in Algeria (Izri & Belazzoug 1993), is scarce in the South East of France (Izri et al 1994) and more abundant on the Adriatic coast in Italy (Corradetti 1960). P. (Pa.) sergenti Parrot 1917 was found infected by L. tropica in the semiarid belt in Morocco , and so was shown to be a vector of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in this country.…”

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Risk Zones of Human Leishmaniases in the Western Mediterranean Basin: Correlations between Vector Sand Flies, Bioclimatology and Phytosociology

Rispail

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Jarry

2002

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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“…In CLI sites, specimens of subgenus Larroussius represented almost the totality of sandflies caught (95 %). In Jmila, a focus located in the humid bioclimatic zone, P. perfiliewi the proven vector of CLI in Algeria and Italy, was the dominant species (Tables IIa and IIb) (Izri & Belazzoug, 1993;Maroli et al, 1988). However, in Aïn Somra and Nchem located in the subhumid and the semi-arid bioclimatic stages P. perfiliewi was rare.…”

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Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) of human leishmaniosis sites in Tunisia

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Summary :In order to identify the phlebotomine sandfly populations in Tunisian leishmaniosis foci, an entomological survey was carried out through three entomological seasons (2002-2003-2004) in 19 visceral and cutaneous leishmaniosis areas, located in six bioclimatic zones. Sandfly collections were based on light and sticky traps placed around human leishmaniosis cases. 8,722 phlebotomine sandflies belonging to 12 species were collected. The dominance of subgenus Larroussius species in northern foci, Phlebotomus papatasi in south-western foci and their co-dominance in the centre of the country is in accordance with the distribution of Leishmania infantum and L. major in Tunisia. The low density found in the historical zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis focus of Metlaoui in the south-west may indicate the high competence of the local populations. Studied phlebotomine settlements have showed a low specific diversity in most of the studied sites. In L. infantum areas, the dominant species were respectively: P. perfiliewi in the cutaneous leishmaniosis site of the humid bioclimatic stage, P. perniciosus in the cutaneous and visceral leishmaniosis foci of semi-arid and arid bioclimatic stages and P. longicuspis in the visceral leishmaniosis focus of saharan bioclimate. In the zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniosis foci, P. papatasi was a dominant species. In the well-known southeastern foci of cutaneous leishmaniosis due to L. killicki, P. sergenti was a dominant species with P. perniciosus. In the central emerging foci of L. killicki, P. perniciosus was a dominant species in some sites whereas it was very rare in others. In these sites, the subgenus Paraphlebotomus was always present with a higher abundance of P. alexandri than P. sergenti. Résumé

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Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi naturally infected with dermotropic Leishmania infantum at Tenes, Algeria

Cited by 59 publications

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Vector Incrimination of Sand Flies in the Most Important Visceral Leishmaniasis Focus in Iran

Vector Incrimination of Sand Flies in the Most Important Visceral Leishmaniasis Focus in Iran

Risk Zones of Human Leishmaniases in the Western Mediterranean Basin: Correlations between Vector Sand Flies, Bioclimatology and Phytosociology

Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) of human leishmaniosis sites in Tunisia

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