Investigating potential sand fly vectors after the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by species of the genus Leishmania, which are transmitted through the bite of infected female sand flies. Since the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana, in 1999, there has been limited published information on its vectors and reservoir hosts there. Previous studies have shown strong dominance of the sand fly genus Sergentomyia over the genus Phlebotomus in Ghana. Thus the aim of this study was to determine the possible sand fly vector species in Ghana, as well as their human-feeding behavior, from the time of the first reported outbreak of CL in the country.

Methods

Sand flies were collected from randomly selected houses in three communities. They were identified and used for blood meal source ide

SUBMITTER: de Souza DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148561 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature