We provide a comprehensive and updated review on the effects of elevation and climatic factors on distribution of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) across Pakistan. Our study was undertaken in view of the increasing risk of leishmaniasis, particularly resulting from climatic deviations and political instability in the region. Literature (published and unpublished) on suspected vectors of CL (Phlebotomus sergenti Parrot and Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli) and VL (Phlebotomus major Yakimoff and Schokhor and Phlebotomus hindustanicus Theodor) was collected, sorted, and utilized in geospatial analysis. P. papatasi and P. sergenti co-occurred in majority of the referenced localities and were generally distributed toward the western and southern parts across a wide range of elevation, whereas P. major and P. hindustanicus were limited to high elevation in cool and humid northern areas of Pakistan. Conversely P. papatasi and P. sergenti exploited diverse ecological settings across the country, being particularly abundant in warm/hot and arid regions.
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27 January 2018
Geospatial and Climatic Patterns Associated With the Distribution of Sand Fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Vectors of Leishmaniasis in Pakistan
Khurshaid Khan,
Sobia Wahid,
Nazma Habib Khan,
Safeer Ullah Shah,
Atta-Ur- Rahman,
Bakht Sarwar,
Naheed Ali
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 55 • No. 3
May 2018
Vol. 55 • No. 3
May 2018
leishmaniasis
Pakistan
sand fly
spatial distribution
vector