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A morphologically distinct Phlebotomus argentipes population from active cutaneous leishmaniasis foci in central Sri Lanka
Although the reported aetiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka is Leishmania donovani , the sandfly vector remains unknown. Ninety-five sandflies, 60 females and 35 males, collected in six localities in the district of Matale, central Sri Lanka, close to current active transmi...
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Published in: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2012-05, Vol.107 (3), p.402-409 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Although the reported aetiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis
(CL) in Sri Lanka is Leishmania donovani , the sandfly vector remains
unknown. Ninety-five sandflies, 60 females and 35 males, collected in
six localities in the district of Matale, central Sri Lanka, close to
current active transmission foci of CL were examined for taxonomically
relevant characteristics. Eleven diagnostic morphological characters
for female sandflies were compared with measurements described for
Indian and Sri Lankan sandflies, including the now recognised
Phlebotomus argentipes sensu lato species complex. The mean
morphometric measurements of collected female sandflies differed
significantly from published values for P. argentipes morphospecies B,
now re-identified as Phlebotomus annandalei from Delft Island and
northern Sri Lanka, from recently re-identified P. argentipes s.s.
sibling species and from Phlebotomus glaucus . Furthermore, analysis
of underlying variation in the morphometric data through principal
component analysis also illustrated differences between the population
described herein and previously recognised members of the P. argentipes
species complex. Collectively, these results suggest that a
morphologically distinct population, perhaps most closely related to P.
glaucus of the P. argentipes s.l. species complex, exists in areas of
active CL transmission. Thus, research is required to determine the
ability of this population of flies to transmit cutaneous
leishmaniasis. |
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ISSN: | 1678-8060 0074-0276 1678-8060 0074-0276 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0074-02762012000300016 |