Abstract
The vectors of Leishmania major were investigated in Marigat, Baringo District, Kenya, a focus of both visceral and dermal leishmaniases. These studies resulted in the discovery of the resting sites of Phlebotomus duboseqi, a known vector of L. major, and of alternate principal resting sites of Phlebotomus martini, a known vector of visceral leishmaniasis. Furthermore, Sergentomyia ingrami was incriminated as a possible vector of L. major among susceptible rodents inside burrows. Trapping methods which have resulted in the discovery of the resting sites of these phlebotomine sandflies are presented in this paper.
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Des études sur les vecteurs de Leishmania major ont été conduitgà Marigat District de Baringo foyer de leishmanioses de type visceral et dermique. Le résultat de ces études a été la découverte des sites de repos du Phlebotomes duboseqi, un vecteur bien connu de L. major. D’autres sites de repos de Phlebotomus martini, un vecteur connu de leishmaniose viscéral, ont été aussi découverts. En outre ont a trouvé qu’une espèce appartenant à la famille de Sergentomyia, S. ingrami était un vecteur possible de L. major parmi les rongeurs susceptibles à l’intérieur de leurs terriers. L’impact de ces découvertes est discuté, et les méthodes de piéger ces insectes qui ont conduit á la découverte de leurs sites de repos sont présentées et comparées.
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Mutinga, M.J., Kyai, F.M. & Omogo, D.M. Investigations on the Epidemiology of Leishmaniases in Kenya—I. Int J Trop Insect Sci 7, 181–189 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400008948
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