New record of Phlebotomus sergenti, the vector of Leishmania tropica, in the southern Nile valley of Egypt.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2001

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

272-274

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Hanafi HA.Beavers GM.Dykstra EA.

 

Abstract

We report the 1st collection of Phlebotomus sergenti, a vector of the cutaneous and visceralizing forms of Leishmania tropica, from southern Egypt. Four female and 1 male P. sergenti were collected from unlit Centers for Disease Control light traps placed in a village on the Nile River, 6 km north of Aswan, Egypt, during studies conducted from 1998 to 1999. This extends the known distribution of this species farther south in Egypt than previously recorded.

Notes

Author(s) - Hanafi HA.Beavers GM.Dykstra EA.