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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 68(1), 2003, pp. 6-9
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SHORT REPORT: DISTRIBUTION AND FEEDING PREFERENCE OF THE SAND FLIES PHLEBOTOMUS SERGENTI AND P. PAPATASI IN A CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS FOCUS IN SANLIURFA, TURKEY

MILENA SVOBODOVÁ, JOVANA SÁDLOVÁ, K.-P. CHANG, AND PETR VOLF
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Microbiology/ Immunology, University of the Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois

 

ABSTRACT

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and rodents were collected in the endemic focus of urban cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sanliurfa, Turkey. Phlebotomus sergenti and P. papatasi represented 99% of the sand fly population. These flies were trapped in highest numbers in animal sheds, followed by cellars. However, P. sergenti was relatively more abundant in rooms. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of the gut contents from blood-fed females detected immunoglobulins specific to birds and mammals, suggesting that both species are opportunistic feeders, although poultry is a frequent blood source of P. sergenti. Blood sources include black rats (Rattus rattus) and house mice (Mus domesticus); these rodents are abundant inside houses, and might have a role in parasite circulation.

Received May 6, 2002. Accepted for publication August 29, 2002.

Acknowledgments: We thank Feridun Akkafa (Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey), Seray Ozensoy and Yusuf Ozbel (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey), Jan Votypka, Eva Dvoráková (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic), and Kadri Bulut (Harrankapi Health Center, Sanliurfa, Turkey) for assistance in the field.

Financial support: This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (grants GAUK 78/1998/BBio and J13/ 981131-B4) to Petr Volf and Milena Svobodová, and by an anonymous source to K.-P. Chang.

Reprint requests: Milena Svobodová, Department of Parasitology, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Vinicná 7, CZ-128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic, Telephone: 420-2-2195-1814, Fax: 420-2-2491-9704, E-mail: milena{at}natur.cuni.cz

Authors’ addresses: Milena Svobodová, Jovana Sádlová, and Petr Volf, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Vinicná 7, CZ-128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic. K.-P. Chang Department of Microbiology/Immunology, University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL 60064.




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