A review of leishmaniasis in Dalmatia (Croatia) and results from recent surveys on phlebotomine sandflies in three southern counties.
Acta Trop
; 99(1): 42-9, 2006 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-16876101
ABSTRACT
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a re-emerging disease in the Mediterranean area. A historical review on human and canine leishmaniasis in Croatia documents the presence of stable disease foci in coastal and insular territories of central and southern Dalmatia since the beginning of the 20th century. We report on a 3-year entomological investigation (2002-2004) aimed to study the current species composition and seasonality of phlebotomine sandflies in 10 localities of Dalmatia. Standard blacklight traps employed for sampling Culicoides midges in the frame of bluetongue disease surveillance were used for the first time in phlebotomine monitoring. A total of 2917 sandflies were collected and five species were identified, Phlebotomus tobbi, Phlebotomus neglectus, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus mascittii and Sergentomyia minuta. Among the species, which may act as Leishmania infantum vectors, P. tobbi and P. neglectus were the most abundant.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Phlebotomus
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Zoonoses
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Doenças do Cão
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Insetos Vetores
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Leishmania
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Leishmaniose Visceral
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Trop
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Croácia