Occurrence of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the northeastern plain of Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent climate and environmental changes have resulted in the geographical expansion of Mediterranean Leishmania infantum vectors towards northern latitudes and higher altitudes in different European countries, including Italy, where new foci of canine leishmaniasis have been observed in the northern part of the country. Northern Italy is also an endemic area for mosquito-borne diseases. During entomological surveillance for West Nile virus, mosquitoes and other hematophagous insects were collected, including Phlebotomine sand flies. In this study, we report the results of Phlebotomine sand fly identification during the entomological surveillance conducted from 2017 to 2019.

Methods

The northeastern plain of Italy was divided by a grid with a length of 15 km, and

SUBMITTER: Michelutti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992963 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature