RESUMO
An epidemiological study was made of vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural regions of Marvdasht, Fars province, southern Islamic Republic of Iran during 2003-04. Using live traps, 126 rodents were collected: 75.4% were Meriones libycus, 14.3% Cricetulus migratorius and 10.3% Microtus arvalis. Eight out of 95 Meriones libycus (8.4%) were found to be infected with Leishmania major, identified by nested-PCR; none of the other rodents were positive. Female sandflies were collected from indoor locations: 75% were Phlebotomus papatasi and only 2.7% were found naturally infected with L. major. This is the first report of P. papatasi as a proven vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in this area.
Assuntos
Reservatórios de Doenças , Vetores de Doenças , Leishmania major/parasitologia , Leishmaniose Cutânea/epidemiologia , Leishmaniose Cutânea/transmissão , Animais , Arvicolinae/parasitologia , Cricetinae , Cricetulus/parasitologia , DNA de Protozoário/análise , DNA de Protozoário/genética , Reservatórios de Doenças/parasitologia , Reservatórios de Doenças/estatística & dados numéricos , Doenças Endêmicas/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Epidemiológicos , Feminino , Gerbillinae/parasitologia , Humanos , Irã (Geográfico)/epidemiologia , Leishmania major/genética , Leishmaniose Cutânea/parasitologia , Leishmaniose Cutânea/veterinária , Masculino , Phlebotomus/parasitologia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/normas , Vigilância da População , Psychodidae/parasitologia , Fatores de Risco , Doenças dos Roedores/epidemiologia , Doenças dos Roedores/parasitologia , Doenças dos Roedores/transmissão , Roedores/parasitologia , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Zoonoses/epidemiologia , Zoonoses/parasitologia , Zoonoses/transmissãoRESUMO
An epidemiological study was made of vectors and reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural regions of Marvdasht, Fars province, southern Islamic Republic of Iran during 2003-04. Using live traps, 126 rodents were collected: 75.4% were Meriones libycus, 14.3% Cricetulus migratorius and 10.3% Microtus arvalis. Eight out of 95 Meriones libycus [8.4%] were found to be infected with Leishmania major, identified by nested-PCR; none of the other rodents were positive. Female sandflies were collected from indoor locations: 75% were Phlebotomus papatasi and only 2.7% were found naturally infected with L. major. This is the first report of P. papatasi as a proven vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in this area
