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Molecular Identification and Ecology of Portuguese Wild-Caught Phlebotomine Sandfly Specimens

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dc.contributor.authorZé-Zé, L.
dc.contributor.authorAmaro, F.
dc.contributor.authorOsório, H.
dc.contributor.authorGiovanetti, M.
dc.contributor.authorLourenço, J.
dc.contributor.authorAlves, M.J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T15:15:55Z
dc.date.available2023-01-17T15:15:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-11
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers of Zoonotic Diseases 2021–2022.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractPhlebotomine sandflies are important vectors of Leishmania spp. and phleboviruses causing disease in animals and humans. Morphological identification of phlebotomine sandflies to the species level is challenging, requiring microscopical examination of the genitalia, which is demanding and time consuming. Molecular sandfly species identification can be a practical solution to save resources since it enables further molecular studies capable of generating data, such as biting preferences by blood meal analysis. In this study, resorting to a sandfly dataset collected between 2014 and 2018 across Portuguese territory under active mosquito surveillance and sandfly specific surveys, we used molecular methods to explore the genetic diversity and spatial distribution, further exploring ecological co-variants of four sandfly species—Phlebotomus ariasi, P. perniciosus, P. sergenti, and Sergentomyia minuta—all of which are of public health importance. Sandflies were collected from Spring to Autumn (May–November) following local temperature patterns. P. perniciosus was the most widespread detected species, with a nationwide distribution. All studied species clustered together with known samples from the Iberian Peninsula. Further monitoring studies of sandfly species diversity, distribution, and seasonality are essential for surveillance and control of sandfly-borne pathogens both nationally and globallypt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported in part by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project: “Phleboviruses in Portugal—vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections” (PTDC/DTP-SAP/0859/2014). J.L. was supported by a research lectureship by the Zoology Department of the University of Oxford. M.G. was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationZoonotic Dis. 2022 Feb 11;2(1):19-31. doi:10.3390/zoonoticdis2010003pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/zoonoticdis2010003pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8442
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis2010003pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSandfliespt_PT
dc.subjectPhlebotomus ariasipt_PT
dc.subjectP. perniciosuspt_PT
dc.subjectP. sergentipt_PT
dc.subjectSergentomyia Minutapt_PT
dc.subjectCOX1pt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Sistémicas e Zoonosespt_PT
dc.titleMolecular Identification and Ecology of Portuguese Wild-Caught Phlebotomine Sandfly Specimenspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage31pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage19pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleZoonotic Diseasept_PT
oaire.citation.volume2pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream3599-PPCDT
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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