Phlebotomus (Legeromyia) multihamatus subg. nov., sp. nov. from Gabon (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Rahola, Nil; Depaquit, Jérôme; Makanga, Boris; Paupy, Christophe

doi:10.1590/0074-0276130172

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“…rima group dominated the mosquito species assemblages. Similarly, we found 11 species of sand flies (including 8 new records for Gabon) in these caves, compared with the only five species previously known in Gabon 25 , but Sl. gigas was the dominant one.…”

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Exploring the diversity of blood-sucking Diptera in caves of Central Africa

Obame-Nkoghe

Rahola

Ayala

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Caves house pathogenic microorganisms, some of which are transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods. In Africa, previous studies identified mosquitoes, sand flies and biting midges as the main potential vectors of cave-dwelling pathogens. However, to understand their involvement in pathogen spillover, it is crucial to characterize their diversity, community composition and dynamics. Using CDC light traps, we collected hematophagous Diptera in six caves of Gabon during one-shot or longitudinal sampling, and investigated their species diversity and dynamics in relation with external rainfall. Overall, we identified 68 species of mosquitoes, sand flies and biting midges, including 45 new records for Gabon. The dominant species were: Uranotaenia nigromaculata, Anopheles smithii s.l., Culex. rima group and Culex quasiguiarti for mosquitoes, Spelaeophlebotomus gigas and Spelaeomyia emilii for sand flies and the Culicoides trifasciellus group and Culicoides fulvithorax for biting midges. The survey revealed that species assemblages were cave-specific and included mainly troglophilous and trogloxenous species. Both diversity and abundance varied according to the cave and sampling time, and were significantly associated with rainfall. These associations were modulated by the cave specific environmental conditions. Moreover, the presence of trogloxenous and troglophilous species could be of high significance for pathogen transfers between cave and epigeous hosts, including humans.

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“…africana Newstead , Ph. multihamatus Rahola, Depaquit & Paupy) 25 remain largely under-documented. In caves, blood-sucking dipterans have occasionally been studied, but only in the region of the Belinga mountains (North-East of the country).…”

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Exploring the diversity of blood-sucking Diptera in caves of Central Africa

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Ayala

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“…Sandfly-vectors of VL have not been identified in Gabon as well as the parasites, however, many studies have been devoted to sandfly-vectors in this country [61,62,63,64].…”

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Systematic Review of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Central Africa

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Beier

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In underdeveloped countries, infectious diseases remain one of the most important public health challenges. Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as Kala-azar, is a lethal vector-borne parasitic disease with an increasing number of cases. However, it remains one of the most neglected diseases in the world. It is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and is endemic in 75 countries. Around 95% of the patients live in seven countries: Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and causes about 20,000-40,000 deaths per year of which 50-70% are children. In Central Africa, this pathology is little known and less documented, making it difficult to access information. We have performed this study to characterize the knowledge on the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Central Africa. We reviewed the literature on visceral leishmaniasis in Central Africa on the number of reported cases, identified parasites, reservoirs and vectors. The documents consulted came from WHO reports, publications of scientific journals, reports of research institutions and abstracts of scientific conferences consulted online on Pubmed and Google Scholar. The information covers the period from the first reporting of cases in each country until December 2020. The review of the situation of visceral leishmaniasis revealed that it is not a significant public health problem in Central Africa. However, a lot of work remains to be done especially surveillance and research in order to present the exact situation of the disease in this part of the continent. This work would include the underreporting of cases inherent to the weaknesses of the surveillance system in these countries, the clarification of the transmission dynamics of human visceral leishmaniasis, canine leishmaniasis, the identity of parasites and vectors.

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“…In the past and even more recently, phlebotomine type specimens have been deposited in institutions or schools other than museums [ 1 , 9 , 10 ]. It is very important to deposit at least the holotype in a collection under the supervision of a curator; however, political or administrative changes in these institutions can affect the specimens’ preservation and availability under conditions suitable for examination.…”

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An illustrated guide for characters and terminology used in descriptions of Phlebotominae (Diptera, Psychodidae)

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Phlebotomine (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) taxonomy has been studied extensively, primarily due to the role of these flies as vectors of various parasites, including species of Leishmania, Bartonella and arboviruses that cause diseases in humans and other vertebrates. We present some topics discussed at a round-table on phlebotomine taxonomy held at the Ninth International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sandflies (ISOPS IX) in Reims, France, in June 2016. To date, approximately one thousand phlebotomine species have been described worldwide, although in varying languages and mostly without standardization of characters and terminology. In the interest of standardization, we list the characters that should minimally be considered in the description of new phlebotomine taxa as well as annotated illustrations of several characters. For these characters, multiple illustrations are provided to show some of the variations. The preferred terms for all pertinent characters are listed as well as their synonyms in English, Portuguese, and French. Finally, we offer an updated list of abbreviations to be used for generic and subgeneric names.

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Phlebotomus (Legeromyia) multihamatus subg. nov., sp. nov. from Gabon (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Abstract: During a research project aimed at the study of the Culicinae fauna of Gabon and carried out in the National

Cited by 8 publications

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Exploring the diversity of blood-sucking Diptera in caves of Central Africa

Exploring the diversity of blood-sucking Diptera in caves of Central Africa

Systematic Review of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Central Africa

An illustrated guide for characters and terminology used in descriptions of Phlebotominae (Diptera, Psychodidae)

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