Effects of land use type, spatial patterns and host presence on Leishmania tropica vectors activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease, caused by the infection of Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sand flies. Leishmania tropica is transmitted by Phlebotomus sergenti and Phlebotomus arabicus while the main reservoir host is the rock hyrax. A marked increase in the incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by L. tropica has been detected in recent years in Israel; it is associated with infections which have emerged in new urban and rural foci. The objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the preferred habitat, spatial activities and host-sand fly relationships of both species of vectors within various types of land use.

Methods

Using CDC-type traps, we investigated the ac

SUBMITTER: Waitz Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593564 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature