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Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control

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Phlebotomine sand flies are the subject of much research because
                of the role of their females as the only proven natural vectors
                of Leishmania species, the parasitic protozoans that are the
                causative agents of the neglected tropical disease
                leishmaniasis. Activity in this field was highlighted by the
                eighth International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sand flies
                (ISOPS) held in September 2014, which prompted this review
                focusing on vector control. Topics reviewed include: Taxonomy
                and phylogenetics, Vector competence, Genetics, genomics and
                transcriptomics, Eco-epidemiology, and Vector control. Research
                on sand flies as leishmaniasis vectors has revealed a diverse
                array of zoonotic and anthroponotic transmission cycles, mostly
                in subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Latin
                America, but also in Mediterranean Europe. The challenge is to
                progress beyond descriptive eco-epidemiology, in order to
                separate vectors of biomedical importance from the sand fly
                species that are competent vectors but lack the vectorial
                capacity to cause much human disease. Transmission modelling is
                required to identify the vectors that are a public health
                priority, the ones that must be controlled as part of the
                integrated control of leishmaniasis. Effective modelling of
                transmission will require the use of entomological indices more
                precise than those usually reported in the leishmaniasis
                literature.

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Recent advances in phlebotomine sand fly research related to leishmaniasis control