The genome of Phlebotomus chinensis, the primary vector of visceral leishmaniasis in China: insights from chromosome-level assembly and comparative analysis
A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of Ph. chinensis is reported here for the first time. This assembly serves as a critical genomic resource to advance research into the vector biology, insecticide resistance mechanisms, and evolutionary history, and lays a solid foundation for the development of precision VL control strategies in China.
Authors
- Bing Rui
- Heng Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7807-8527)
- Wenqi Shan
- H Dong
- Qiuming Zhou
- Wenbing Zhong
- Maimaitijiang Wumaier
- Shizhu Li
- Huiying Chen
- Hao Yuan
- Yuanyuan Li
- Kang Wang
- Anjie Yang
- Yajun Ma
Institutions
- Ministry of Defence (GB)
- Naval Medical Research Command (US)
- Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University (CN)
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Naval University of Engineering (CN)
- Xian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Disease Prevention and Control Center (CN)
- Hainan Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2026-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-026-01417-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.85
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China