Entomological Survey for Sand Fly Fauna in Imamoglu Province (Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Endemic Region) of Adana, Turkey

KAVUR H., Eroglu F., Evyapan G., Demirkazik M., ALPTEKİN D., KOLTAŞ İ. S.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, vol.52, no.5, pp.813-818, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jme/tjv064
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.813-818
  • Keywords: psychodidae, diptera, sand flies, ZOONOTIC VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS, PHLEBOTOMUS-SERGENTI, SANDFLIES DIPTERA, SANLIURFA PROVINCE, TURKISH PROVINCE, FLIES DIPTERA, PSYCHODIDAE, COMPETENCE, EPIDEMIC, ANATOLIA
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We collected 654 sand fly specimen using 100 light traps in 20 nights in August 2013 and July 2014. Several keys and previous drawings were used in the identification of the species. In total, six Phlebotomus species were identified; Phlebotomus tobbi (50.3%), Phlebotomus papatasi (34%), Phlebotomus perfiliewi (2.9%), Phlebotomus sergenti (0.4%), Phlebotomus neglectus/syriacus (0.8%), and Sergentomyia spp. (11.5%). In addition, the female/male rate was found to be 0.84.