| [a new phlebotomus for spain. phlebotomus (adlerius) mascittii grassi, 1908]. | the authors have made the first discovery of phlebotomus mascittii in spain. the species was caught in catalonia in the provinces of gerona and barcelona. altogether 7 individual sandflies (4 male, 3 female) were collected (using oiled paper traps) in four separate sub-mediterranean sites (between 650 and 780 m). | 1984 | 6486628 |
| leishmaniasis in germany. | in 2000, a reference center was created to systematically record leishmaniases in germany. we analyzed 58 cases of leishmaniases imported during a 2-year period. these findings will serve as a baseline for the sandfly vector's anticipated northward move because of global warming and as an advisory for immunocompromised persons traveling to leishmaniasis-endemic areas. | 2003 | 12890332 |
| [notes on phlebotomus. lxvi. male of phlebotomus mascittii and its presence in france]. | | 1952 | 13031715 |
| a molecular analysis of the subgenus transphlebotomus artemiev, 1984 (phlebotomus, diptera, psychodidae) inferred from nd4 mtdna with new northern records of phlebotomus mascittii grassi, 1908. | a comparative molecular study was performed on the three species of phlebotomine sandflies belonging to the subgenus transphlebotomus artemiev whose morphological differentiation is difficult. all three species have been suspected, but never proven, to be vectors of leishmania infantum. the nd4 gene from mtdna was sequenced from specimens of five populations of phlebotomus mascittii grassi from belgium (the first records of phlebotomine sandflies from this country), france, and germany. addition ... | 2004 | 15666186 |
| laboratory testing of the insect repellents ir3535 and deet against phlebotomus mascittii and p. duboscqi (diptera: psychodidae). | the efficacy of the repellent ir3535 was tested and compared with deet using two laboratory colonies of phlebotomine sand flies, phlebotomus mascittii and phlebotomus duboscqi. p. duboscqi, originating from senegal, is a proven vector of leishmania major. p. mascittii (corsican origin) has never been demonstrated to be a vector of leishmaniasis, but it was reported in 2004 as an anthropophilic species in germany associated with autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in people and animals. ir3535 a ... | 2006 | 16530004 |
| a review of leishmaniasis in dalmatia (croatia) and results from recent surveys on phlebotomine sandflies in three southern counties. | 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 b ... | 2006 | 16876101 |
| congenital visceral leishmaniasis. | | 2006 | 17080586 |
| seasonal phenology, host-blood feeding preferences and natural leishmania infection of phlebotomus perniciosus (diptera, psychodidae) in a high-endemic focus of canine leishmaniasis in rome province, italy. | a 2-year survey aimed to study seasonal phenology, host-blood feeding preferences and leishmania infections of phlebotomus perniciosus, was carried out in a high-endemic focus of canine leishmaniasis in rome province, italy. sandfly densities were monitored by sticky traps, while cdc light traps and hand collections were used for individual sandfly analyses. four species were identified, three belonging to phlebotomus (p. perniciosus, phlebotomus mascittii and phlebotomus papatasi) and one to se ... | 2008 | 18035329 |
| trapping sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in the emilia-romagna region of northern italy. | the efficiency and practicality of two trapping methods for adult phlebotomine sand flies in two areas of the emilia-romagna region (italy) were evaluated. suction traps (co2) and sticky traps (st) were used to collect sand flies every two weeks, from june to september, 1999, from 16:00 to 07:00. two co2 traps were activated at the same time for each area (one with light and one without light), whereas 38 (four with light and 34 without lights) and 48 (four with light and 44 without) sticky trap ... | 2007 | 18260523 |
| aspects of the bionomics of phlebotomus sergenti sandflies from an endemic area of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in aleppo governorate, syria. | aspects of the bionomics of phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) were studied from june to november 2005 in three foci of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) in aleppo governorate, syria, where the agent leishmania tropica (wright) (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) is transmitted by phlebotomus sergenti parrot. syria has been designated by the world health organization as one of four countries in the old world where cutaneous leishmaniasis is hyperendemic, but little is known a ... | 2009 | 19493194 |
| Record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908 and Phlebotomus (Larroussius) chadlii Rioux, Juminer & Gibily, 1966 female in Algeria. | We report for the first time the presence of Phlebotomus mascittii and the female of Phlebotomus chadlii in Algeria. These two species were collected during an entomological study conducted in endemic visceral leishmaniasis focus from the north part of the country, Kabylia. | 2011 | 22091465 |
| limits of a rapid identification of common mediterranean sandflies using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. | a total of 131 phlebotomine algerian sandflies have been processed in the present study. they belong to the species phlebotomus bergeroti, phlebotomus alexandri, phlebotomus sergenti, phlebotomus chabaudi, phlebotomus riouxi, phlebotomus perniciosus, phlebotomus longicuspis, phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus ariasi, phlebotomus chadlii, sergentomyia fallax, sergentomyia minuta, sergentomyia antennata, sergentomyia schwetzi, sergentomyia clydei, sergentomyia christophersi and grassomyia dreyfus ... | 2014 | 24936911 |
| ecology and spatiotemporal dynamics of sandflies in the mediterranean languedoc region (roquedur area, gard, france). | phlebotomine sandflies are hematophagous insects widely present in western mediterranean countries and known for their role as leishmania vectors. during the last ten years, the risk of leishmaniasis re-emergence has increased in france. however, sandfly biology and ecology in the south of france remain poorly known because the last detailed study on their spatiotemporal dynamics was performed over 30 years ago. the aim of the present study was to update our knowledge on sandfly ecology by deter ... | 2015 | 26683841 |
| morphological keys for the identification of italian phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae). | phlebotomine sand flies are small blood-feeding insects of great medical and veterinary significance. their identification relies basically on the microscopic examination of key morphological characters. therefore, identification keys are fundamental to any researcher dealing with these insects. the italian fauna of phlebotomine sand flies consists of eight species (phlebotomus perniciosus, phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus ariasi, phlebotomus neglectus, phlebotomus papatasi, phlebotomus masci ... | 2014 | 25323537 |
| first report of venereal and vertical transmission of canine leishmaniosis from naturally infected dogs in germany. | canine leishmaniosis (canl) is a zoonotic disease caused by leishmania (l.) infantum. it is endemic to several tropical and subtropical countries but also to the mediterranean region. it is transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies but occasional non-vector transmissions have been reported, including vertical and horizontal transmission. | 2012 | 22463789 |
| 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 |
| first record of phlebotomus (transphlebotomus) mascittii in slovakia. | a large-scale entomological survey was carried out in summer 2016 in the czech republic and slovakia. it revealed, for the first time, the presence of the phlebotomine sand fly phlebotomus (transphlebotomus) mascittii grassi, 1908 (diptera: phlebotominae) in south-western slovakia. species identification of a captured female was confirmed by both morphological and sequencing (coi) analyses. | 2016 | 27849514 |
| could phlebotomus mascittii play a role as a natural vector for leishmania infantum? new data. | the occurrence of phlebotomine sand flies in central europe was questioned until they were recorded for the first time in germany in 1999, and ten years later also in austria. the aim of this study was to investigate sand flies collected in austria for their carrier status of leishmania spp. | 2016 | 27542911 |
| ecology of phlebotomine sand flies and leishmania infantum infection in a rural area of southern italy. | phlebotomine sand flies are insects of major medico-veterinary significance in the mediterranean region, as they may transmit pathogens to animals and humans, including viruses and protozoa. the present study was conducted in southern italy, in an area where visceral leishmaniasis caused by leishmania infantum is endemic. insects were collected monthly during two consecutive years using light traps set in five different ecologic contexts (i.e., a stonewall near a woodhouse, a tree near volcanic ... | 2014 | 24813871 |
| epidemiology of leishmania infantum, toxoplasma gondii, and neospora caninum in rattus rattus in absence of domestic reservoir and definitive hosts. | isolated environments are privileged settings to study transmission of infection. montecristo is a small island where no wild or domestic carnivores are present. invasive black rats rattus rattus (n=78) were captured and tested by pcr for leishmania infantum, toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum. we wanted to test, for these parasites, the existence of a sylvatic cycle independent of reservoir or definitive hosts. none of the rats tested positive by pcr for either t. gondii or n. caninum. we r ... | 2014 | 24295953 |
| phylogeography of the subgenus transphlebotomus artemiev with description of two new species, phlebotomus anatolicus n. sp. and phlebotomus killicki n. sp. | the subgenus transphlebotomus comprises sand fly species with distribution markedly restricted to the mediterranean basin and suspected of leishmania transmission. only three species, phlebotomus mascittii, phlebotomus canaaniticus and phlebotomus economidesi, have been described up to the present. due to their similar morphology, proper identification remains difficult and relies mainly on molecular markers. we studied sand fly species of this subgenus from crete and south-western coast of anat ... | 2015 | 26006062 |
| potential urban distribution of phlebotomus mascittii grassi and phlebotomus neglectus tonn. (diptera: psychodidae) in 2021-50 in budapest, hungary. | in the carpathian basin, the most northern populations of phlebotomus (sandfly) species, including the two studied species (phlebotomus mascittii and phlebotomus neglectus), are reported from central hungary. the most important limiting factor of the distribution of phlebotomus species in the region is the annual minimum temperature which may be positively affected by the urban heat island and the climate change in the future. the main objective of the study is to prove and predict the overwinte ... | 2015 | 26418651 |
| new record of the suspected leishmaniasis vector phlebotomus (transphlebotomus) mascittii grassi, 1908 (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae)--the northernmost phlebotomine sandfly occurrence in the palearctic region. | although being typical mediterranean faunal elements, phlebotomine sandflies have also been recorded in central europe for several countries including germany, where two species, phlebotomus mascittii and phlebotomus perniciosus, occur. in europe, p. mascittii is the northernmostly distributed phlebotomine species. while p. perniciosus is a proven vector of leishmaniasis as well as various sandfly fever causing phleboviruses, the situation for p. mascittii is different. for this species, vector ... | 2014 | 24737399 |