Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by <it>Leishmania </it>parasites was surveyed in a desert area of Pakistan where cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic. Out of 220 female sand flies dissected, one sand fly, <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni&...
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| author | Iwata Hiroyuki Baloch Javed H Soomro Farooq R Bhutto Abdul M Sato Hiroshi Uezato Hiroshi Kato Hirotomo Hashiguchi Yoshihisa |
| author_facet | Iwata Hiroyuki Baloch Javed H Soomro Farooq R Bhutto Abdul M Sato Hiroshi Uezato Hiroshi Kato Hirotomo Hashiguchi Yoshihisa |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>The natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by <it>Leishmania </it>parasites was surveyed in a desert area of Pakistan where cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic. Out of 220 female sand flies dissected, one sand fly, <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni</it>, was positive for flagellates in the hindgut. Analyses of cytochrome <it>b </it>(<it>cyt </it>b), glycosomal glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (<it>gGAPDH</it>) and small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene sequences identified the parasite as a <it>Trypanosoma</it> species of probably a reptile or amphibian. This is the first report of phlebotomine sand flies naturally infected with a <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan. The possible infection of sand flies with <it>Trypanosoma </it>species should be taken into consideration in epidemiological studies of vector species in areas where leishmaniasis is endemic.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-517a14d854d14da48939f956afc6f0172022-12-22T03:05:48ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052010-02-01311010.1186/1756-3305-3-10Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in PakistanIwata HiroyukiBaloch Javed HSoomro Farooq RBhutto Abdul MSato HiroshiUezato HiroshiKato HirotomoHashiguchi Yoshihisa<p>Abstract</p> <p>The natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by <it>Leishmania </it>parasites was surveyed in a desert area of Pakistan where cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic. Out of 220 female sand flies dissected, one sand fly, <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni</it>, was positive for flagellates in the hindgut. Analyses of cytochrome <it>b </it>(<it>cyt </it>b), glycosomal glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase (<it>gGAPDH</it>) and small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) gene sequences identified the parasite as a <it>Trypanosoma</it> species of probably a reptile or amphibian. This is the first report of phlebotomine sand flies naturally infected with a <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan. The possible infection of sand flies with <it>Trypanosoma </it>species should be taken into consideration in epidemiological studies of vector species in areas where leishmaniasis is endemic.</p>http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/3/1/10 |
| spellingShingle | Iwata Hiroyuki Baloch Javed H Soomro Farooq R Bhutto Abdul M Sato Hiroshi Uezato Hiroshi Kato Hirotomo Hashiguchi Yoshihisa Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan Parasites & Vectors |
| title | Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan |
| title_full | Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan |
| title_short | Natural infection of the sand fly <it>Phlebotomus kazeruni </it>by <it>Trypanosoma </it>species in Pakistan |
| title_sort | natural infection of the sand fly it phlebotomus kazeruni it by it trypanosoma it species in pakistan |
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