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[Phlebotomine sandflies and transmission of disease agents around the Mediterranean basin]. 2006

A Izri, and J Depaquit, and P Parola
L'Unité de Parasitologie de I'Hôpital Avicenne, UFR SMBH, Université Paris. arezki.izri@avc.aphp.fr

Around 800 species of phlebotomine sandflies are widely distributed in tropical and temperate areas. Some sand flies are documented vectors of human disease agents including parasitic protozoa, (Leishmania spp), bacteria (Bartonella bacilliformis) and viruses (phlebovirus). In addition to presenting morphologic, taxonomic and biologic aspects of Phlebotomine sandflies, this report focuses on ecologic, epidemiologic, ethologic, and anthropic factors contributing to the proliferation of sand flies as exemplified by zoonotic cutaneous and visceral leishmaniases around the Mediterranean basin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011576 Psychodidae Small, hairy, moth-like flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are PHLEBOTOMUS, Lutzomyia, and Sergentomyia. Lutzomyia,Moth Flies,Phlebotominae,Psychodinae,Sandflies,Sergentomyia,Sand Flies,Flies, Moth,Flies, Sand,Fly, Moth,Fly, Sand,Lutzomyias,Moth Fly,Sand Fly,Sandfly,Sergentomyias
D004199 Disease Vectors Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another. Infectious Disease Vectors,Disease Vector,Disease Vector, Infectious,Disease Vectors, Infectious,Infectious Disease Vector,Vector, Disease,Vector, Infectious Disease,Vectors, Disease,Vectors, Infectious Disease
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D019083 Mediterranean Region The Mediterranean Sea, the Mediterranean islands, and the countries bordering on the sea collectively.

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