Distribution and altitudinal structuring of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in southern Anatolia, Turkey: their relation to human cutaneous leishmaniasis

Distribution and Bionomic of Sand Flies in Five Ecologically Different Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Foci in Morocco

“…ey noted that the east-facing sites were generally richer in sand �y species than the west-facing sites in Morocco. Similar data were found in southern Anatolia, Turkey [20] where the highest biodiversity was found at about 900 m asl. Our results do not meet completely with these �ndings, we have recorded a high diversity at 1500 m in Saharan area.…”

Activity Patterns of Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Species and Comparative Performance of Different Traps in an Endemic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus in Cukurova Plain, Southern Anatolia, Turkey

“…Our finding of high population density for P. tobbi compares favourably with our previously published data for which this species is the predominant sand fly species in the lowlands (0-300 m a.s.l.) of the Cukurova Region (Simsek et al 2007). However, according to previous results, P. perfiliewi was very rare (0.02%) in the Adana Province, whereas we found this species as the second most abundant (31%) species.…”

“…This village is located at the centre of an endemic focus of CL and has a high sand fly density throughout the season (Simsek et al 2007). Camili is bound by West Taurus Mountains to the West; the mountain ranges of Taurus and Anti-Taurus to the North, and the Amanos Mountains to the East.…”

“…In this region, Phlebotomus tobbi Adler, Theodor et Lourie 1930 was found to be the most abundant (71.3%) species while P. sergenti Parrot 1917, the proven vector of L. tropica in Turkey represented only 3% of the sand fly fauna (Simsek et al 2007). According to the results of recent investigations on the identification of vector species in this region, Leishmania infantum Nicolle 1908 was isolated in a CL focus from both P. tobbi specimens and local human patients for the first time (Svobodová et al 2009).…”

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Turkey

“…Şanlıurfa'da yapılan entomolojik çalış-malarda şimdiye dek 16 kum sineği türü saptanmıştır. En sık olarak Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotomus sergenti ve Phlebotomus perfiliewi'ye rastlanmış ve Mayıs-Ekim ayları arasın-daki sıcak dönemde kum sineği türlerinin populasyonlarının en fazla sayıya ulaştığı ve soğuk kış aylarında aktif olmadıkları göz-lenmiştir (8,(11)(12)(13) Üzeri krutlu olan lezyonlarda krut kaldırılınca ağrısız, kırmızı, sulantılı ülser görülür (Resim 4). Ülsere lezyon üzerindeki alta sıkıca yapışık sert krut kaldırıldığında krutun alt yüzünde çiviye benzer çıkıntılar görülür, bunlara Dr. Hulusi Behçet'in "Çivi belirtisi (Signe de clou)" adı verilir.…”