An entomological investigation performed in 2013 covering different bio-geographical areas varying from humid in the north to the arid in the center showed that sand flies of the subgenus Larroussius including Phlebotomus perniciosus, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, and Phlebotomus longicuspis are abundant and widely distributed in Tunisia. A total of 3992 collected and pooled with up to 30 specimens p...

Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of several diseases importance for public health, including leishmaniosis, bartonellosis, and fly fevers. An entomological survey on blood-feeding Diptera was conducted in June–November 2020–2021 to know the diversity insect Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). Among collected, Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi Parrot, 1930 found being first record this spe...

According to the World Health Organization’s reports, leishmaniases in humans are caused by 20 species of protozoa, belonging to the genus Leishmania1. The parasites are transmitted by the bite of a female tiny, 2–3 mm long insect vector, the phlebotomine sandfly1. Leishmaniasis endemic areas in Kenya are—West Pokot, Kitui, Machakos, Meru, Koibatek and Kajiado districts2–6. Kala-azar (Visceral ...

Abstract The Oligocene and Miocene tectonic biogeographical alterations of the peri-Mediterranean area could strongly impact speciation processes migrations Mediterranean sandfly species. To understand possible former role this palaeobiogeographic factor on ancestral species, potential suitability values five Larroussius , two Paraphlebotomus one Phlebotomus species were modelled from Rupelian ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum, which is transmitted to humans by bites of phlebotomine sandflies and is one of the most important public health problems in Iran. To detect and identify the Leishmania parasites and their corresponding vector(s), an investigation was carried out in Azarshahr County, a new and important focus of the diseas...

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are the principal vectors of phleboviruses and Leishmania spp., causative agents leishmaniases. The Mediterranean fly fauna is diverse, leishmaniasis, mainly caused by infantum, endemic in Balkan countries. Despite recent entomological surveys, only some districts Kosovo have been sampled for flies, with no proof/confirmation L. infantum. This stud...

The wing-shape morphology of local populations of the medically important phlebotomine sand flies, Phlebotomus sergenti, P. papatasi, P. tobbi, and P. similis, were examined in both sexes by using geometric morphometrics. There are three major mountain ranges that may serve as geographical barriers for species distribution in the study area and four main gaps were recognized among these barrier...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania donovani is endemic in northern Ethiopia, where P. orientalis is the most important presumed vector. This study was designed to determine the physiological age structure and the occurrence of Leishmania infection in the vector of VL in Tahtay Adiyabo district, northern Ethiopia. Sand flies were collected using CDC light traps from peridomestic an...

this paper gives a list of maps of distribution and a key for identificationof 17 sandfly species and varieties occurring in iran: phlebotomus: papatasi,cauc=asic=us,.p-h. sergentt, -ph. rnongolensis, -ph. aiexandri, -ph.-ansa-rii,-ph. chinensis ph. kandelakii, ph. wenyoni, ph. perniciosus tobbi, sergentomyia sin toni, ~ pale'st r lnensis, s. squamipleuris, s. pawlowskyi, s. baghdadis, s. denta...

Phlebotomus perniciosus is one of the major vectors of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean basin. The aim of this work was (i) to provide information about abundance and temporal dynamics of this Larroussius species in a hot spot area of visceral leishmaniasis in Tunisia, (ii) to detect L. infantum DNA in wild caught female sandflies and (iii) to measure Phlebotomus perniciosus infection r...