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F Morillas Márquez

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PubMed1996

Leishmaniasis eco-epidemiology in the Alpujarra region (Granada Province, southern Spain).

An eco-epidemiological study was carried out in the region of the Alpujarras (southern Spain, Granada province). Nine villages were chosen at random in 5 bioclimatic zones. A study of leishmaniasis in the canine and human populations, was carried out concentrating especially upon schoolchildren. A total of 615 dogs were screened, which represents almost 100% of the canine census. Of the screened dogs, 33 showed an antibody titer > or = 1/160 when tested by IFA (seroprevalence of 5.3%). Age, sex, activity, and clinical symptoms of each dog were taken into account. Among the human population, infection from Leishmania was studied using the Leishmanin skin test (LST). Of 1286 people who were tested, 568 (44.16%) were positive. Most of the subjects were schoolchildren (878; practically 100% of the pupils), of whom 288 (32.8%) tested positive. A close relation was seen to exist between the percentage of positive LST's and age. Finally, a close relationship was also observed between canine seroprevalence and percentage of schoolchildren who tested positive in the LST, in the 5 bioclimatic zones under consideration.

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PubMed1991

On Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead, 1911 (Diptera, Phlebotomidae) in the Province of Almeria in southeastern Spain.

Several studies of Phlebotomine sandflies in the province of Almería (Southeastern Spain) showed Phlebotomus perniciosus to be the most abundant and wide-ranging number of the genus Phlebotomus. Samples collected during an entire year showed a population curve characterized by two peaks. Morphological examinations of males revealed marked variability to the peneane valves, and the existence od specimens with intermediate features between P. perniciosus and P. longicuspis. Dissections of females detected 24 specimens out of 522 (4.59%) infected with Leishmania sp.

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PubMed1983

[Annual fluctuations of Phlebotomus populations (Diptera, Phlebotomidae) in the province of Grenada (Spain)].

During a whole year, in order to know the annual evolution of the populations, a sampling of sandflies fauna in Granada (Spain) was carried out. The method of capture used was paper oiled. From the collected species, only S. minuta, P. perniciosus and P. ariasi were present in sufficient numbers to enable a proper observation of evolution. The first of these follows a monophasic course with maximum activity during the warmest months (July, August, September). However, P. perniciosus and P. ariasi show, in general, a diphasic curve with a highest rate at the beginning and end the warm season.

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PubMed1983

[Epidemiologic aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in the Province of Granada].

Authors make a retrospective study in 18 children with kala-azar, considering in every case the following epidemiological aspects: age, sex, situation, time of the year and lethality. They have also studied the vector of this disease in some points in Granada and after an adequate study concluded that the main vector of the kala-azar in the investigated zone is "Phlebotomus perniciosus". They have detected as well a new species in Spain, "Plebotomus longicuspis", with a slight epidemiological interest. Finally both investigations are compared finding two zones in Granada (the town and the coast) where most of the cases of kala-azar, are agglutinated and where main species of the vectors were found.

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[Phlebotomus in Spain].

The importance of leishmaniases in human medicine, on a global as well as a national level, is a matter that offers no doubts. The problems caused by these illnesses are what cause increased attention to the vector insects: the phlebotomos. This article offers an overview of the most significant aspects of the species to be found in Spain. Apart from mentioning the highlights of the studies which have been carried out in our country concerning these insects, an analysis is also made of the distribution throughout the entire country, giving a map which shows the species captured in each province. Mention is also made of the morphological characteristics of greatest taxonomic importance, including 3 illustrations on this subject, and finally, the article gives the most important data on its biology, be it in the pre-imaginal stages (eggs, larva, pupa), or in the adults.

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