78732 20200117221654.0 doi 10.1007/s00436-018-5788-8 sideral 105419 ART-2018-105419 eng Sáez, V.D. Phlebotomus langeroni Nitzulescu (Diptera, Psychodidae) a new vector for Leishmania infantum in Europe 2018 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Burrows of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, a lagomorph that has been recently suggested as a Leishmania infantum reservoir, constitute an unspoilt biotope in phlebotomine studies in Europe. We hypothesize that Phlebotomus langeroni, a proven vector of L. infantum in North Africa, is associated with rabbits and may have been overlooked in Europe. Sandfly captures were carried out with CDC light traps in an L. infantum endemic area of southern Spain with a high density of lagomorphs and a large numbers of burrows. The stable, permanent, and highly abundant presence of P. langeroni was assessed. After morphological identification, this sandfly species was characterized by comparing it with P. perniciosus and other P. langeroni populations from North Africa through molecular techniques. P. langeroni had not been found in southern Spain to date, despite being a highly investigated area, except for this particular biotope. Its activity period turned out to begin in mid-July, ending in late October, accounting for a maximum activity during this month. This study shows that P. langeroni is associated with the existence of rabbit burrows and has been overlooked in Europe. L. infantum DNA was found in almost half of the female specimens (47.6%) captured inside a biotope where wild rabbits are infected as well. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CGL2007-66943-C02-02-BOS info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 2.067 2018 PARASITOLOGY 16 / 36 = 0.444 2018 Q2 T2 0.786 2018 Infectious Diseases 2018 Q1 Insect Science 2018 Q1 Veterinary (miscellaneous) 2018 Q1 Parasitology 2018 Q1 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Morillas-Márquez, F. Merino-Espinosa, G. Corpas-López, V. Morales-Yuste, M. Pesson, B. Barón-López, S. (orcid)0000-0003-0663-8411 Lucientes-Curdi, J. Universidad de Zaragoza Martín-Sánchez, J. 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 117, 4 (2018), 1105-1113 Parasitol. res. Parasitology Research 0932-0113 8519873 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78732/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 56926 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/78732/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:78732 articulos driver 2020-01-17-22:10:33 ARTICLE