Evaluation of an Italian Phlebotomus perfiliewi (Larroussius) wild population as a permissive vector species for Leishmania tropica and L. major transmission
These findings suggest that P. perfiliewi can support the development of both L. tropica and L. major under experimental conditions, with greater susceptibility observed for L. tropica. However, without in vivo confirmation or xenodiagnosis, its capacity for natural transmission remains unestablished. Nonetheless, implementing integrated One Health surveillance strategies would be advisable to monitor potential changes in the epidemiology of both exotic and endemic Leishmania species.
Authors
- Trentina Di Muccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6452-8902)
- Aldo Scalone
- Gioia Bongiorno
- Stefania Orsini
- Eleonora Fiorentino
- Anna Rosa Sannella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2469-8987)
- Riccardo Bianchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1656-4455)
- Ilaria Bernardini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9383-7413)
- Claudia Mangiapelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7044-4284)
Institutions
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07170-7
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00