A survey of sand flies (Diptera, Phlebotominae) along recurrent transit routes in Serbia

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11310/19:10403788

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X18316127?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X18316127?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105063" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105063</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

A survey of sand flies (Diptera, Phlebotominae) along recurrent transit routes in Serbia

Original language description

Serbia was a country endemic for leishmaniasis with rich and abundant sand fly fauna during the middle of the 20th century. After 1968, the disease was considered as eradicated, and as a consequence, all research on vectors and pathogens was neglected. The recent detection of Leishmania infantum in sand flies and confirmed cases of leishmaniasis in humans and dogs indicated the risk of re-emergence in Serbia. Also, for millions of refugees/immigrants, Serbia is a transit route between East-Mediterranean and Middle-East countries, and Central/North Europe, and it is under constant risk of vector and disease introduction.nPrimary objectives of this research were to determine which sand fly species are present around transit routes, whether they include vectors of the Leishmania spp. moreover, is/are Leishmania spp. present in the vectors.nSurveys were conducted at 55 locations, organised in four clusters, which covered main immigrant routes and shelters/camps as well as tourist/trade transit routes. In total, 367 sand fly specimens were collected. Nine species were identified: Phlebotomus papatasi, P. perfiliewi, P. tobbi, P. neglectus, P. sergenti, P. alexandri, P. simici, P. balcanicus and P. mascittii. Detection of P. alexandri represents the first record in Serbia. The diversity of sand fly species increased while the number of collected specimens per night decreased during the period of research neglection. Phlebotomus neglectus, a proven vector of L. infantum, was a predominant species in all surveyed clusters, and in 56,52% of locations, it was the only species present. Although all detected species are regarded either as proven or suspected vectors of Leishmania spp., screening of females for Leishmania presence resulted negative.n

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - 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

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

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta Tropica

ISSN

0001-706X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

197

Issue of the periodical within the volume

SEP 2019

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

UNSP 105063

UT code for WoS article

000500182400034

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85067549826