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Spatial Correlation BetweenPhlebotomus papatasiScopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae) and Incidence of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Tunisia

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: The geographical distribution of Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli, vector of Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), the etiologic agent of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL), was assessed during September 2006 through a transect from the north to the south of Tunisia using CDC light traps. P. papatasi was found to be abundant in the arid and Saharan bioclimatic zones and rare in the humid, subhumid, and semiarid bioclimatic zones. Similarly, the highest incidence of ZCL was observed in the arid and Saharan bioclimatic zones and the lowest in the humid, subhumid, and semiarid bioclimatic zones. Our overall findings confirm the close spatial association between the abundance of P. papatasi and the incidence of ZCL.

Source: Journal of Medical Entomology

DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0229

Authors: I. Chelbi, B. Kaabi, M. Béjaoui, M. Derbali, E. Zhioua

Institution: Institut Pasteur de Tunis

Language: English

Topic: Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,328