Natural Infection of Phlebotomus sergenti by Leishmania tropica in Libya

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a public health concern caused by ( ) and in Libya. Information on sandfly vectors, as well as their associated species, is of paramount importance because vector dispersion is one of the major factors responsible for pathogen dissemination. A number of 515 sandflies...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 98; no. 5; pp. 1339 - 1342
Main Authors Dokhan, Mostafa Ramadhan, Jaouadi, Kaouther, Salem, Sadok, Zenbil, Osama, Gonzalez, Jean Paul, Ben Salah, Afif, Annajar, Badreddin Bashir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 01.05.2018
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Subjects
Animals
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics
Epidemiology
Female
Insect Vectors/parasitology
Insects
Leishmania tropica/genetics
Leishmania tropica/isolation & purification
Libya
Life Sciences
Male
Microbiology and Parasitology
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Parasitology
Phlebotomus/parasitology
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tropical diseases
Vectors (Biology)
Libya
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Summary:Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a public health concern caused by ( ) and in Libya. Information on sandfly vectors, as well as their associated species, is of paramount importance because vector dispersion is one of the major factors responsible for pathogen dissemination. A number of 515 sandflies (275 males and 240 females) were collected during June-November 2012 using the Centers for Disease Control miniature light traps from Al Rabta, northwest of Libya. Two hundred and forty unfed females were identified; ( ) ( = 97), ( = 27), ( = 32), ( ) ( = 38), and ( = 46). These flies were screened for DNA using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the internal transcribed spacer 1 and sequencing. Two were found positive to DNA. This finding should be considered for any further vector surveillance and epidemiological studies of CL in endemic areas across Libya.
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These authors contributed equally to this work.
Authors’ addresses: Mostafa Ramadhan Dokhan, Libyan National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Tripoli, Libya, and Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Sabratha, Sabratha, Libya, E-mail: mustsun@yahoo.com. Kaouther Jaouadi and Sadok Salem, Laboratory of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, and Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR11IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, E-mails: kaouther.jaouadi@pasteur.tn and sadok-salem@live.fr. Osama Zenbil, Libyan National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Tripoli, Libya, E-mail: oys2016.ly@gmail.com. Jean Paul Gonzalez, Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Disease, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, E-mail: jpgonzalez2808@gmail.com. Afif Ben Salah, Laboratory of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR11IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (CMMS), Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Manama, Bahrain, E-mail: afif.bensalah@pasteur.tn. Badreddin Bashir Annajar, Libyan National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Tripoli, Libya, and Public Health Department, Faculty of Medical Technology, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya, E-mail: bbannajar@yahoo.com.
Financial support: This study is supported by the Libyan National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Tripoli, Libya, and the Laboratory of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.17-0814