Species composition of sand flies and population dynamics of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Southern Jordan Valley, an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis
| dc.contributor.author | Janini, Renee | |
| dc.contributor.author | Saliba, Elias | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kamhawi, Shaden | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-03T18:18:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-03T18:18:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The species composition of sand flies and the seasonality of Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli were studied in the southern Jordan Valley from May to November 1992 using CDC light traps. Eleven species of sand flies were recorded, including P. kazeruni Theodor & Mesghali and P. tohbi Adler & Theodor, which are new records for the study area, and Sergentomyia squamipleuris Newstead, which is reported for the first time from Jordan. P. papatasi was the most abundant Phlebotomus species collected from domestic habitats as well as Psammomys obesus Cretzschmar burrows, comprising 89.4 and 99.5% of the total Phlebotomus catches, respectively. The catch of P. papatasi in CDC light traps was compared among domestic habitats, P. obesus burrows in an agriculturally modified semiarid rural habitat, and P. obesus burrows in a natural semiarid rural habitat. Peak P. papatasi abundance occurred in September and October and then declined sharply by late November. The abundance and temporal association of P. papatasi activity with the prevalence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the study area pointed to the significance of this sand fly in the transmission of the parasite. | en |
| dc.format | Text | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Janini, R., Saliba, E., & Kamhawi, S. (1995). Species composition of sand flies and population dynamics of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the southern Jordan Valley, an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Journal of medical entomology, 32(6), 822-826. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/32.6.822 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10625/46693 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Entomological Society of America | en |
| dc.subject | PHLEBOTOMUS PAPATASI | en |
| dc.subject | POPULATION DYNAMICS | en |
| dc.subject | CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS | en |
| dc.subject | JORDAN VALLEY | en |
| dc.subject | PSYCHODIDAE | en |
| dc.subject | PARASITIC DISEASES | en |
| dc.title | Species composition of sand flies and population dynamics of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Southern Jordan Valley, an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
| idrc.copyright.holder | Entomological Society of America | |
| idrc.dspace.access | IDRC Only | en |
| idrc.noaccess | Due to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI. | en |
| idrc.project.number | 890290 | |
| idrc.project.title | Ecology of Leishmaniasis Infection (Jordan) | en |
| idrc.rims.adhocgroup | IDRC SUPPORTED | en |