Updates on the distribution and diversity of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Romania
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61388971%3A_____%2F19%3A00508194" target="_blank" >RIV/61388971:_____/19:00508194 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/19:10394592
Result on the web
<a href="https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-019-3507-7" target="_blank" >https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-019-3507-7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3507-7" target="_blank" >10.1186/s13071-019-3507-7</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Updates on the distribution and diversity of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Romania
Original language description
Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are haematophagous insects that transmit the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), the main causative agent of both zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and canine leishmaniasis (CanL) in the Mediterranean basin. Eight species of sand flies have been previously recorded in Romania: Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotomus alexandri, Phlebotomus sergenti, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus neglectus, Phlebotomus longiductus, Phlebotomus balcanicus and Sergentomyia minuta. Three of them (P. perfiliewi, P. neglectus and P. balcanicus) were incriminated as vectors of L. infantum. Recent reports of autochthonous CanL in Romania require updates on sand fly distribution and diversity in this country.MethodsBetween 2013-2014 and 2016-2018, CDC light traps and mouth aspirators were used to collect sand flies in 132 locations from Romania, indoors and around various animal species shelters. Species identification of collected specimens was done using morphological keys, genetic tools and MALDI-TOF protein profiling.ResultsSand flies were present in seven localities (5.3%): Eibenthal, Baia Nou, Gura Vii (south-western Romania, Mehedini County), Fundtura, Pahneti, Epureni (eastern Romania, Vaslui County), and Schitu (southern Romania, Giurgiu County). Of the total number of collected sand flies (n=251), 209 (83.27%) were Phlebotomus neglectus, 39 (15.53%) P. perfiliewi, 1 (0.40%) P. papatasi, 1 (0.40%) P. balcanicus and 1 (0.40%) P. sergenti (sensu lato).ConclusionsWe confirmed the presence of five sand fly species previously recorded in Romania. However, their updated distribution differs from historical data. The diversity of sand fly species in Romania and their presence in areas with Mediterranean climatic influences constitutes a threat for the reemergence of vector-borne diseases. In the context of CanL and VL reemergence in Romania, but also due to imported cases of the diseases in both humans and dogs, updates on vector distribution are imperative.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA15-04329S" target="_blank" >GA15-04329S: Identification of Leishmania and their sand fly vectors by mass spectrometry</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Parasites & Vectors
ISSN
1756-3305
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
12
Issue of the periodical within the volume
MAY 20
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
247
UT code for WoS article
000468481200002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85066455629