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Molecular identification and ecology of portuguese wild-caught Phlebotomine sandfly specimens

dc.contributor.authorZé-Zé, Líbia
dc.contributor.authorAmaro, Fátima
dc.contributor.authorOsório, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorGiovanetti, Marta
dc.contributor.authorLourenço, José
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Maria João
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-10T16:33:49Z
dc.date.available2023-02-10T16:33:49Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).pt_PT
dc.description.abstractPhlebotomine sandflies are important vectors of Leishmania spp. and phleboviruses causing disease in animals and humans. Morphological identification of phlebotomine sandflies to the species level is challenging, requiring microscopical examination of the genitalia, which is demanding and time consuming. Molecular sandfly species identification can be a practical solution to save resources since it enables further molecular studies capable of generating data, such as biting preferences by blood meal analysis. In this study, resorting to a sandfly dataset collected between 2014 and 2018 across Portuguese territory under active mosquito surveillance and sandfly specific surveys, we used molecular methods to explore the genetic diversity and spatial distribution, further exploring ecological co-variants of four sandfly species—Phlebotomus ariasi, P. perniciosus, P. sergenti, and Sergentomyia minuta—all of which are of public health importance. Sandflies were collected from Spring to Autumn (May–November) following local temperature patterns. P. perniciosus was the most widespread detected species, with a nationwide distribution. All studied species clustered together with known samples from the Iberian Peninsula. Further monitoring studies of sandfly species diversity, distribution, and seasonality are essential for surveillance and control of sandfly-borne pathogens both nationally and globally.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported in part by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the project: “Phleboviruses in Portugal—vectors, pathogenesis and co-infections” (PTDC/DTP-SAP/0859/2014). J.L. was supported by a research lectureship by the Zoology Department of the University of Oxford. M.G. was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationZoonotic Dis. 2022, 2(1), 19-31pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/zoonoticdis2010003pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2813-0227
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/56254
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/zoonoticdispt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSandfliespt_PT
dc.subjectPhlebotomus ariasipt_PT
dc.subjectP. perniciosuspt_PT
dc.subjectP. sergentipt_PT
dc.subjectSergentomyia minutapt_PT
dc.subjectCOX1pt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleMolecular identification and ecology of portuguese wild-caught Phlebotomine sandfly specimenspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage31pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage19pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleZoonotic Diseasespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume2pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream3599-PPCDT
person.familyNameMarques Zé-Zé
person.familyNameAmaro
person.familyNameCosta Osório
person.familyNameAlves
person.givenNameLíbia Maria
person.givenNameFátima
person.givenNameHugo
person.givenNameMaria João
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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