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Leishmania infection and host-blood feeding preferences of phlebotomine sandflies and canine leishmaniasis in an endemic European area, the Algarve Region in Portugal

dc.contributor.authorMaia, Carla
dc.contributor.authorDionisio, Lidia
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, Maria Odete
dc.contributor.authorNeto, Luis
dc.contributor.authorCristovao, Jose Manuel
dc.contributor.authorCampino, Lenea
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:53:32Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:53:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractThe Algarve Region (AR) in southern Portugal, which is an international tourist destination, has been considered an endemic region of zoonotic leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum since the 1980s. In the present study, phlebotomine and canine surveys were conducted to identify sandfly blood meal sources and to update the occurrence of Leishmania infection in vectors and dogs. Four sandfly species were captured: Phlebotomus perniciosus, Phlebotomus ariasi, Phlebotomus sergenti and Sergentomyia minuta. In one P. perniciosus female, L. infantum DNA was detected. Blood meal tests showed that this species had no host preferences and was an opportunistic feeder. An overall canine leishmaniasis (CanL) seroprevalence of 16.06% was found; the seroprevalence was 3.88% in dogs housed in kennels and 40.63% in dogs that attended veterinary clinics. The simultaneous occurrence of dogs and P. perniciosus infected with L. infantum in the AR indicates that the region continues to be an endemic area for CanL. Our results reinforce the need for the systematic spatial distribution of phlebotomine populations and their Leishmania infection rates and the need to simultaneously perform pathogen monitoring in both invertebrate and vertebrate hosts to investigate the transmission, distribution and spreading of Leishmania infection.
dc.description.sponsorshipEU/FEDER/FCT [POCI/CVT/56357/2004]; EU [FP7-261504 EDENext (091)]; FCT fellowship [SFRH/BPD/44082/2008]
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dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0074-0276108042013014
dc.identifier.issn0074-0276
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11558
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherFundação Oswaldo Cruz
dc.relationDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF LEISHMANIA INFANTUM FOR THE EVALUATION OF VACCINE CANDIDATES
dc.relationGenetic studies on drug resistance and host susceptibility in Leishmania infantum infection
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectVisceral Leishmaniasis
dc.subjectSand flies
dc.subjectInfantum
dc.subjectDiagnosis
dc.subjectFocus
dc.subjectTransmission
dc.subjectPerniciosus
dc.subjectVector
dc.subjectDogs
dc.subjectPcr
dc.titleLeishmania infection and host-blood feeding preferences of phlebotomine sandflies and canine leishmaniasis in an endemic European area, the Algarve Region in Portugal
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oaire.awardTitleDEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF LEISHMANIA INFANTUM FOR THE EVALUATION OF VACCINE CANDIDATES
oaire.awardTitleGenetic studies on drug resistance and host susceptibility in Leishmania infantum infection
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oaire.citation.endPage487
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.startPage481
oaire.citation.titleMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
oaire.citation.volume108
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