The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal

Authors: Afonso MO, Campino L, Cortes S, Dionísio L, Maia C, Neto L
Publication Year: 2013
Journal: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23828004

Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be the sole vectors of Leishmania in the Old World. In this study, Leishmania major DNA was detected in one Sergentomyia minuta specimen that was collected in the southern region of Portugal. This study challenges the dogma that Leishmania is exclusively transmitted by species of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World.
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Entomological and ecological studies in a new potential zoonotic leishmaniasis focus in Torres Novas municipality, Central Region, Portugal

Authors: Afonso MO, Alves-Pires C, Branco S, Campino L, Cortes S, Cristóvão JM, Gonçalves L, Maia C
Publication Year: 2013
Journal: Acta Tropica
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23262215

In Portugal human and canine leishmaniasis are caused by Leishmania infantum, and Phlebotomus perniciosus and P. ariasi are the proven vectors. Three main foci were identified in eighty’s decade: Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region, Lisbon region and Algarve region, but according to OnLeish observatory data, canine leishmaniasis cases have been reported from several other regions, for which sand fly species and their infection rates are unknown.
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Predicting the distribution of canine leishmaniasis in western Europe based on environmental variables.

Authors: Afonso MO, Ballart C, Barón-López S, Cox J, Davies CR, Dedet JP, Franco AO, Gállego M, Gálvez R, Gradoni L, Gramiccia M, Molina R, Morillas-Márquez F, Mylne A, Pires CA, Ready PD
Journal: Parasitology
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Predicting+the+distribution+of+canine+leishmaniasis+in+Western+Europe+based+on+environmental+variables

The domestic dog is the reservoir host of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis endemic in Mediterranean Europe. Targeted control requires predictive risk maps of canine leishmaniasis (CanL), which are now explored. We databased 2187 published and unpublished surveys of CanL in southern Europe.
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Genetic structure of Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Diptera: Glossinidae) in the Republic of Guinea Bissau.

Authors: Afonso MO, Arez E, Badjana R, Pinto J, Rolão N, Salgueiro P
Journal: Tropical Medicine & International Health
Link: https://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=6&SID=2CbhBUDoSw8ZkFBEQLW&page=1&doc=1

Authors: Afonso MO, Campino L, Cristóvão JM, Freitas FB, Maia C, Parreira R
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889732

The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal

Entomological and ecological studies in a new potential zoonotic leishmaniasis focus in Torres Novas municipality, Central Region, Portugal

Predicting the distribution of canine leishmaniasis in western Europe based on environmental variables.

Genetic structure of Glossina palpalis gambiensis (Diptera: Glossinidae) in the Republic of Guinea Bissau.

Molecular detection of Leishmania DNA and identification of blood meals in wild caught phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from southern Portugal

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