Spatial Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Qom Province, Central Iran. Issue 1 (28th September 2016)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Spatial Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Qom Province, Central Iran. Issue 1 (28th September 2016)
- Main Title:
- Spatial Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Qom Province, Central Iran
- Authors:
- Saghafipour, Abedin
Vatandoost, Hassan
Zahraei-Ramazani, Ali Reza
Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Mohammad Reza
Rassi, Yavar
Shirzadi, Mohammad Reza
Akhavan, Amir Ahmad - Abstract:
- Abstract : Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is transmitted to humans by phlebotomine sand fly bites. ZCL is a major health problem in Iran, where basic knowledge gaps about sand fly species diversity persist in some ZCL-endemic areas. This paper describes the richness and spatial distribution of sand fly species, collected with sticky traps, in Qom province, a ZCL-endemic area in central Iran, where sand fly fauna has been poorly studied. Collected species were mapped on urban and rural digital maps based on a scale of 1/50, 000. All analyses were undertaken with rural- and urban-level precision, i.e., rural and urban levels were our basic units of analysis. After identifying the sand flies, high-risk foci were determined. For spatial analysis of vector species population, the entomological sampling sites were geo-referenced using GPS. Arc GIS 9.3 software was used to determine the foci with leishmaniasis vector species. Following the analyses, two genera ( Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia ) and 14 species were identified. Based on the mapping and sand fly dispersion analysis, the rural districts were categorized into three groups—infection reported, without infection, and no report. Based on Geographical Information System analyses, Kahak and Markazi districts were identified as high-risk foci with leishmaniasis vector species. These findings can act as a help guide to direct active control measures to the identified high-risk foci and, eventually, lead to reduction inAbstract : Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is transmitted to humans by phlebotomine sand fly bites. ZCL is a major health problem in Iran, where basic knowledge gaps about sand fly species diversity persist in some ZCL-endemic areas. This paper describes the richness and spatial distribution of sand fly species, collected with sticky traps, in Qom province, a ZCL-endemic area in central Iran, where sand fly fauna has been poorly studied. Collected species were mapped on urban and rural digital maps based on a scale of 1/50, 000. All analyses were undertaken with rural- and urban-level precision, i.e., rural and urban levels were our basic units of analysis. After identifying the sand flies, high-risk foci were determined. For spatial analysis of vector species population, the entomological sampling sites were geo-referenced using GPS. Arc GIS 9.3 software was used to determine the foci with leishmaniasis vector species. Following the analyses, two genera ( Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia ) and 14 species were identified. Based on the mapping and sand fly dispersion analysis, the rural districts were categorized into three groups—infection reported, without infection, and no report. Based on Geographical Information System analyses, Kahak and Markazi districts were identified as high-risk foci with leishmaniasis vector species. These findings can act as a help guide to direct active control measures to the identified high-risk foci and, eventually, lead to reduction in incidence of the disease. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of medical entomology. Volume 54:Issue 1(2017)
- Journal:
- Journal of medical entomology
- Issue:
- Volume 54:Issue 1(2017)
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- Volume 54, Issue 1 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 54
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0054-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 35
- Page End:
- 43
- Publication Date:
- 2016-09-28
- Subjects:
- leishmaniasis -- Phlebotomus -- Sergentomyia -- Geographical Information System -- Qom -- Iran
Insects as carriers of disease -- Periodicals
616.968 - Journal URLs:
- http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/ ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/jme/tjw147 ↗
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- 0022-2585
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