Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2013) 108, 516-518

Lenea Campino, Sofia Cortes, Lídia Dionísio, Luís Neto, Maria Odete Afonso and Carla Maia (2013)
The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 108 (4), 516-518
Abstract: Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be the sole vectors of Leishmania in the Old World. In this study, Leishmania major DNA was detected in one Sergentomyia minuta specimen that was collected in the southern region of Portugal. This study challenges the dogma that Leishmania is exclusively transmitted by species of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World.
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Database assignments for author(s): Luís Neto

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sergentomyia minuta		Portugal (continental)