| [the taxonomic status of phlebotomus sergenti parrot, 1917, vector of leishmania tropica (wright, 1903) and phlebotomus similis perfiliev, 1963 (diptera - psychodidae). morphologic and morphometric approaches. biogeographical and epidemiological corollaries]. | a morphological and morphometrical study of the closely related taxa phlebotomus (paraphlebotomus) sergenti et p. (paraphlebotomus) similis confirms their specific taxonomic status. differential characters between these two species are discussed. males differ by the aspect of the basal process of the coxite which is curved and narrow in the first species whereas straight and thick for the latter. the p. similis process is bigger and tuffer and its style is longer than those of p. sergenti. femal ... | 1998 | 9846232 |
| its 2 sequences heterogeneity in phlebotomus sergenti and phlebotomus similis (diptera, psychodidae): possible consequences in their ability to transmit leishmania tropica. | an intraspecific study on phlebotomus sergenti, the main and only proven vector of leishmania tropica among the members of the subgenus paraphlebotomus was performed. the internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequences of 12 populations from 10 countries (cyprus, egypt, italy, lebanon, morocco, pakistan, portugal, spain, syria, and turkey) were compared. samples also included three species closely related to p. sergenti: phlebotomus similis (three populations from greece and malta), phlebotomus j ... | 2002 | 12117495 |
| the establishment, maintenance and productivity of a laboratory colony of phlebotomus similis perfiliew, 1963 (diptera, psychodidae). | phlebotomus similis is a relatively poorly understood sand fly species. this paper presents the results of the first successful laboratory colonization of p. similis. some bionomic factors collected on the life history, behaviour, feeding preferences, and characteristics of developmental biology of this species are described. furthermore, the parameters of the dynamics and the life history of this species under laboratory conditions were quantified. these results will facilitate further studies ... | 2007 | 17226039 |
| distribution of sandflies (diptera, psychodidae) in two ionian islands and northern greece. | a field study on the distribution of phlebotomine sandflies was carried out during summer months of 2009 and 2010 in eight sites in two ionian islands and in northern greece. a total of 490 sandflies (74.5% females) were collected. six species of the phlebotomus genus and two of the sergentomyia genus were identified. the species with the widest distribution in the islands were phlebotomus neglectus (32.8%), phlebotomus similis (30.3%), phlebotomus tobbi (16.7%), and p. perfiliewi (15.9%), where ... | 2011 | 21919729 |
| leishmaniases in greece. | abstract. during the last 35 years, visceral leishmaniasis has spread in greece with autochthonous human cases appearing in 41 of the 54 prefectures. the occurrence of the disease was mapped and related to dog seropositivity, environmental and geospatial risk factors. average dog seropositivity was 22.1% and positive animals were found in 43 of 54 prefectures. factors like: altitude, presence of water bodies, land use, wind speed, mean land surface temperature, mean relative humidity, and mean a ... | 2013 | 24062479 |
| re-emergence of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the greek island of crete. | leishmaniases are vector-borne diseases transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies. three species of leishmania are found in the mediterranean basin: leishmania infantum, the most common species responsible for both visceral (vl) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl); leishmania major, found in north africa and middle east causing cl; leishmania tropica with a limited presence in europe, causing cl. during the last 25 years, crete has become an endemic zone for l. infantum with a high number of infected ... | 2012 | 22217163 |
| phlebotomus halepensis (diptera: psychodidae) vectorial capacity in afyon and nigde province, turkey. | leishmaniasis is a one of the vector-borne diseases and has two clinical forms in turkey: cutaneous and visceral. the aim of this study was to determine the sand fly fauna in afyon and nigde provinces where endemic foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) in turkey. in afyon, 2,259 sand flies were collected in 73 locations in august 2009 and august 2010, using cdc light traps. in total, eight phlebotomus species were identified; phlebotomus halepensis (47.41%), phlebotomus papatasi (31.42%), phlebot ... | 2017 | 29202202 |