Seasonal Dynamics of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species Proven Vectors of Mediterranean Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum

• Authors: Afonso MO, Alten B, Antoniou M, Arserim SK, Bañuls AL, Bianchi R, Bongiorno G, Campino L, Cassan C, Christodoulou V, Dokianakis E, Erisoz Kasap O, Giorgobiani E, González E3, Gradoni L, Gramiccia M, Gunay F, Jimenez M, Karakus M, Kaynas S, Khoury C, Maia C, Mazeris A, Molina R, Oguz G, Ozbel Y, Prudhomme J, Rahola N, Sereno D, Thierry M, Toty C, Tsertsvadze N, Tsirigotakis N, Tskhvaradze L, Vergnes B, Volf P
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004458

The recent geographical expansion of phlebotomine vectors of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean subregion has been attributed to ongoing climate changes. At these latitudes, the activity of sand flies is typically seasonal; because seasonal phenomena are also sensitive to general variations in climate, current phenological data sets can provide a baseline for continuing investigations on […]
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