| infection of sand flies collected from different bio-geographical areas of tunisia with phleboviruses. | 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 per pool based on sex, trapping location and collection data were tested for the presence of phlebovirus ... | 2015 | 25255967 |
| phleboviruses associated with sand flies in arid bio-geographical areas of central tunisia. | an entomological investigation was carried out in 2014 at two sites located in central tunisia, one irrigated and another non-irrigated situated in arid bio-geographical areas. sand flies of the subgenus larroussius namely phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus perniciosus, and phlebotomus longicuspis are the most abundant sand fly species in the irrigated site. however, in the non-irrigated site, phlebotomus papatasi of the phlebotomus genus is the most abundant species. a total of 3191 sand flies ... | 2016 | 26875761 |