Chorologie des Phlébotomes de l’Est algérien. (Diptera, Phlebotomidae)

Russo, Jacqueline; Rioux, Jean-Sébastien; Lambert, Michel; Rispail, P.; Belmonte, Aniceto; Berchi, Sélima

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“…Phlebotomus perfiliewi was known to be limited to the northern part of the Tunisian Ridge likely because of the high humidity and, likewise, is absent on the southern side of the Ridge due to the arid conditions [ 11 , 26 , 35 , 36 ]. Similar results were reported from Algeria [ 37 , 38 ]. In a transect study performed in 1980, a single P. perfiliewi specimen from the arid zone was reported [ 11 ].…”

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“…Phlebotomus perniciosus was predominant north of the Tunisian Ridge and deemed rare in the south [ 26 ]. Thus, aridity appeared to be a limiting factor for its geographical distribution [ 26 , 38 ]. The entomological transects performed in 1980 and in 2006 indicated relative abundances of P. perniciosus in the arid bio-climatic zone to be 0.3% ( n = 11,724) and 20% ( n = 1024), respectively [ 11 , 18 ].…”

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Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia

Barhoumi

Cherni

Derbali

et al. 2016

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The current spread of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) throughout arid areas of Central Tunisia is a major public health concern. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether the development of irrigation in arid bio-geographical areas in Central Tunisia have led to the establishment of a stable cycle involving sand flies of the subgenus Larroussius and Leishmania infantum, and subsequently to the emergence of ZVL. Sand flies were collected from the village of Saddaguia, a highly irrigated zone located within an arid bio-geographical area of Central Tunisia by using modified Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) light traps. Morphological keys were used to identify sand flies. Collected sand flies were pooled with up to 30 specimens per pool according to date and tested by nested Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) DNA sequencing from positive pools was used to identify Leishmania spp. A total of 4915 sand flies (2422 females and 2493 males) were collected from Saddaguia in September and in October 2014. Morphological identification confirmed sand flies of the subgenus Larroussius to be predominant. PCR analysis followed by DNA sequencing indicated that 15 pools were infected with L. infantum yielding an overall infection rate of 0.6%. The majority of the infected pools were of sand fly species belonging to subgenus Larroussius. Intense irrigation applied to the arid bio-geographical areas in Central Tunisia is at the origin of the development of an environment capable of sustaining important populations of sand flies of the subgenus Larroussius. This has led to the establishment of stable transmission cycles of L. infantum and subsequently to the emergence of ZVL.

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Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia

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Cherni

Derbali

et al. 2016

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“…The phlebotomine sandfly fauna of Algeria has been studied in the past ( Parrot 1917 , 1935 , 1942 , Rioux et al 1970a , b , Dedet et al 1973 , 1984 , Dedet & Addadi 1977 , Belazzoug & Mahzoul 1980 , 1986 , Belazzoug et al 1986 , Berchi et al 1986 , Belazzoug 1991 , Russo et al 1991 ). Recently, two molecular studies characterised two closely related species ( Phlebotomus chabaudi and Phlebotomus riouxi ) having undistinguishable or very difficultly distinguishable females from North Africa ( Bounamous et al 2008 , Boudabous et al 2009 ) and a new species for the country (and for Africa) has been recorded: Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi ( Berdjane-Brouk et al 2011 ).…”

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Limits of a rapid identification of common Mediterranean sandflies using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism

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Lehrter

Hadj-Henni

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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

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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 dreyfussi. They have been characterised by sequencing of a part of the cytochrome b (cyt b), t RNA serine and NADH1 on the one hand and of the cytochrome C oxidase I of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) on the other hand. Our study highlights two sympatric populations within P. sergenti in the area of its type-locality and new haplotypes of P. perniciosus and P. longicuspis without recording the specimens called lcx previously found in North Africa. We tried to use a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on a combined double digestion of each marker. These method is not interesting to identify sandflies all over the Mediterranean Basin.

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“…major under laboratory conditions [ 76 ]. It was first reported in Morocco but remains rare in Algeria where until now, few females were reported in the north in Constantine and Jijel, also in the central Sahara in Tamanrasset [ 26 , 31 , 77 , 78 ]. It occurs in the subhumid and arid bioclimatic zones (Figs 14 – 16 ).…”

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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Maghreb region: A systematic review of distribution, morphology, and role in the transmission of the pathogens

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Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are important vectors of various human and animal pathogens such as Bartonella bacilliformis, Phlebovirus, and parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania, causative agent of leishmaniases that account among most significant vector-borne diseases. The Maghreb countries Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya occupy a vast area of North Africa and belong to most affected regions by these diseases. Locally varying climatic and ecological conditions support diverse sand fly fauna that includes many proven or suspected vectors. The aim of this review is to summarize often fragmented information and to provide an updated list of sand fly species of the Maghreb region with illustration of species-specific morphological features and maps of their reported distribution. Materials and methods The literature search focused on scholar databases to review information on the sand fly species distribution and their role in the disease transmissions in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, surveying sources from the period between 1900 and 2020. Reported distribution of each species was collated using Google Earth, and distribution maps were drawn using ArcGIS software. Morphological illustrations were compiled from various published sources. Results and conclusions In total, 32 species of the genera Phlebotomus (Ph.) and Sergentomyia (Se.) were reported in the Maghreb region (15 from Libya, 18 from Tunisia, 23 from Morocco, 24 from Algeria, and 9 from Mauritania). Phlebotomus mariae and Se. africana subsp. asiatica were recorded only in Morocco, Ph. mascitti, Se. hirtus, and Se. tiberiadis only in Algeria, whereas Ph. duboscqi, Se. dubia, Se. africana africana, Se. lesleyae, Se. magna, and Se. freetownensis were reported only from Mauritania. Our review has updated and summarized the geographic distribution of 26 species reported so far in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, excluding Mauritania from a detailed analysis due to the unavailability of accurate distribution data. In addition, morphological differences important for species identification are summarized with particular attention to closely related species such as Ph. papatasi and Ph. bergeroti, Ph. chabaudi, and Ph. riouxi, and Se. christophersi and Se. clydei.

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Chorologie des Phlébotomes de l’Est algérien. (Diptera, Phlebotomidae)

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Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia

Changes of Sand Fly Populations and Leishmania infantum Infection Rates in an Irrigated Village Located in Arid Central Tunisia

Limits of a rapid identification of common Mediterranean sandflies using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism

Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Maghreb region: A systematic review of distribution, morphology, and role in the transmission of the pathogens

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