Molecular Identification of Leishmania Species in Phlebotomus alexandri (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Western Iran

Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are common in some areas of Iran and consider as health problems. has been incriminated as a suspected vector for the both form of leishmaniasis. This study was carried out in 4 western provinces of Iran. Sand flies were collected using sticky traps and light tra...

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Published in:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2020-03, Vol.14 (1), p.8-16
Main Authors: Naghian, Abdollah, Oshaghi, Mohammad Ali, Moein-Vaziri, Vahideh, Rassi, Yavar, Sedaghat, Mohammad Mehdi, Mostafavi, Ehsan, Veysi, Arshad, Soleimani, Hassan, Dehghan, Hossein, Zahraei-Ramazani, Alireza, Mirhendi, Hossein, Amini, Mohammad Hassan, Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Mohammad Reza, Akhavan, Amir Ahmad
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Language:English
Subjects:
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA polymerase
Females
Infections
Leishmaniasis
Phlebotomus alexandri
Leishmania
Iran
Original
Parasitic diseases
Polymerase chain reaction
Provinces
Tropical diseases
Zoonoses
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Summary:Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are common in some areas of Iran and consider as health problems. has been incriminated as a suspected vector for the both form of leishmaniasis. This study was carried out in 4 western provinces of Iran. Sand flies were collected using sticky traps and light traps from indoor and outdoor resting places. Nested PCR was employed to detect parasites among collected sand flies. Seven hundred and twenty two females were collected and pooled in 179 batches. Results of nested PCR showed, out of 9 samples from East Azerbaijan Province, only one sample was infected by . Of 34 individual and pooled samples from Kermanshah Province, only one pooled sample was infected with and among 30 individual and pooled samples in Fars Province, five specimens were infected by , , and Furthermore out of 108 individual and pooled samples from Khuzestan Province, 10 samples showed infection with and . The results of this study showed that is more active in hot zones than in moderate zones and this species may be considered as a permissive species.
ISSN:2322-1984
1735-7179
2322-2271
DOI:10.18502/jad.v14i1.2699