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Belhadj S, Pratlong F, Mahjoub H, Toumi N, Azaiez R, Dedet J, Chaker E, 1990. 2000. Infantile visceral leishmaniasis from Leishmania infantum MON-24: a reality in Tunisia [in French]. Bull Soc Pathol Exot 93: 12–13.
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Deperet C, Boinet E, 1884. Du bouton de Gafsa au camp de Sathonay. Archives Médicales et Pharmaceutiques Militaires 3: 296–302.
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Rioux JA, Lanotte G, Pratlong F, 1986a. Leishmania killicki n. sp.(Kinetoplastida-Trypanosomatidae). In: Rioux, J.A. (Ed.), Leishmania, taxonomie et phylogenèse. Applications éco-épidemiologiques. Institut Méditerranéen d’Études Épidémi-ologiques and Écologiques, Montpellier (France), 139–142.
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Bousslimi N, Ben-Ayed S, Ben-Abda I, Aoun K, Bouratbine A, 2012. Natural infection of North African gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) by Leishmania tropica in the focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, southeast Tunisia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 86: 962–965.
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Jaouadi K, Haouas N, Chaara D, Gorcii M, Chargui N, Augot D, Pratlong F, Dedet JP, Ettlijani S, Mezhoud H, Babba H, 2011. First detection of Leishmania killicki (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) in Ctenodactylus gundi (Rodentia, Ctenodactylidae), a possible reservoir of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia. Parasit Vectors 11: 154–159.
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Chiheb S, Guessous-Idrissi N, Hamdani A, Riyad M, Bichichi M, Hamdani S, Krimech A, 1999. Leishmania tropica cutaneous leishmaniasis in an emerging focus in north Morocco: new clinical forms [in French]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 126: 419–422.
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Jaouadi K, Depaquit J, Haouas N, Chaara D, Gorcii M, Chargui N, Dedet J-P, Pratlong F, Boubabous R, Babba H, 2012. Twenty-four new human cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania killicki in Metlaoui, southwestern Tunisia. Probable role of Phlebotomus sergenti in the transmission. Acta Trop 122: 276–283.
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Tabbabi A, Bousslimi N, Rhim A, Aoun K, Bouratbine A, 2011. First report on natural infection of Phlebotomus sergenti with Leishmania promastigotes in the cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in southeastern Tunisia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 85: 646–647.
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Ben-Ismail R, Helal H, Bach-Hamba D, Ben RM, 1986. Natural infestation of Phlebotomus papatasi in a focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia [in French]. Bull Soc Pathol Exot 80: 613–614.
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Haouas N, Chargui N, Chaker E, Said MB, Babba H, Belhadj S, Kallel K, Pratlong F, Dedet J-P, Mezhoud H, 2005. Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia: presence of Leishmania killicki outside its original focus of Tataouine. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99: 499–501.
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Croset H, Rioux J, Maistre M, Bayar N, 1978. Phlebotomes de Tunisie (Diptera, Phlebotomidae). Mise au point systematique, chorologique et ethologique. Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 53: 711–749.
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Pesson B, Ready JS, Benabdennbi I, MartĂn-Sánchez J, Esseghir S, Cadi-Soussi M, Morillas-Marquez F, Ready PD, 2004. Sandflies of the Phlebotomus perniciosus complex: mitochondrial introgression and a new sibling species of P. longicuspis in the Moroccan Rif. Med Vet Entomol 18: 25–37.
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Schönian G, Nasereddin A, Dinse N, Schweynoch C, Schallig HD, Presber W, Jaffe CL, 2003. PCR diagnosis and characterization of Leishmania in local and imported clinical samples. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 47: 349–358.
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Altschul SF, Gish W, Miller W, Myers EW, Lipman DJ, 1990. Basic local alignment search tool. J Mol Biol 215: 403–410.
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Tamura K, Stecher G, Peterson D, Filipski A, Kumar S, 2013. MEGA6: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis version 6.0. Mol Biol Evol 30: 2725–2729.
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Rhajaoui M, Abedelmajeed N, Fellah H, Azmi K, Amrir F, Al-jawabreh A, Ereqat Suheir, Joseph P, Ziad A, 2007. Molecular typing reveals emergence of a new clinic-epidemiologic profile of cutaneous leishmanisis in Morocco. Em Infect Dis 3: 1358–1360.
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Hmamouch A, Amarir F, Fellah H, Karzaz M, Bekhti K, Rhajaoui M, Sebti F, 2014. Coexistence of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania infantum in Sefrou Province, Morocco. Acta Trop 130: 94–99.
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Ben Salah A, Ben Ismail R, Amri F, Chlif S, Ben Rzig F, Kharrat H, Hadhri H, Hassouna M, Dellagi K, 2000. Investigation of the spread of human visceral leishmaniasis in central Tunisia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 94: 382–386.
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Barhoumi W, Fares W, Cherni S, Derbali M, Dachraoui K, Chelbi I, Ramalho-Ortigao M, Beier JC, Zhioua E, 2016. Changes of sand fly populations and Leishmania infantum infection rates in an irrigated village located in arid central Tunisia. Int J Environ Res Public Health 13: 329.
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First Report on Natural Infection of Phlebotomus sergenti with Leishmania tropica in a Classical Focus of Leishmania major in Tunisia
Kaouther Jaouadi
Kaouther Jaouadi
Laboratory of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT), Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia; University Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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Jihene Bettaieb
Jihene Bettaieb
Laboratory of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis (IPT), Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia; University Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
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Amira Bennour
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Sadok Salem
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Mohamed Ridha Rjeibi
Mohamed Ridha Rjeibi
Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Ecole Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
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Sana Chaabane
Sana Chaabane
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Rihab Yazidi
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Neila Khabouchi
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Adel Gharbi
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Afif Ben Salah
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In Tunisia, chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania tropica is an important health problem. Its spreading has not been fully elucidated. Information on sandfly vectors, as well as their associated Leishmania species, is of paramount importance since vector dispersion is one of the major factors responsible for pathogen dissemination. Ninety-seven unfed females belonging to the genera Sergentomyia and Phlebotomus were collected between June and August 2015 using sticky paper traps. Polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the internal transcribed spacer 1and sequencing were used for Leishmania detection and identification. In total, 650 sandflies were captured and identified (380 males and 270 females). Ninety-seven unfed females were tested for the presence of Leishmania parasite DNA. Six Phlebotomus sergenti were found positive for L. tropica. This novel finding enhances the understanding of the cycle extension of L. tropica outside its original focus of Tataouine.
Author Notes
Financial support: This study was supported by the Service of Medical Epidemiology and the Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR11IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis.
Authors’ addresses: Kaouther Jaouadi, Amira Bennour, Sadok Salem, Sana Chaabane, Rihab Yazidi, Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, and Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR11IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, E-mails: kaouther.jaouadi@pasteur.tn, bennouramira@hotmail.fr, sadok-salem@live.fr, sana.chaabane@pasteur.tn, and rihabyazidi@yahoo.fr. Jihene Bettaieb, Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR11IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, and Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia, E-mail: bettaiebjihene@yahoo.fr. Mohamed Ridha Rjeibi, Laboratoire de Parasitologie, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia, E-mail: medridharjeibi@yahoo.fr. Neila Khabouchi, Pôle génomique-Plateforme technique Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, E-mail: neila.khabouchi@pasteur.tn. Adel Gharbi, Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, E-mail: adel.gharbi@pasteur.tn. Afif Ben Salah, Department of Medical Epidemiology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections (LR11IPT02), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences (CMMS), Arabian Gulf University (AGU), Manama, Bahraïn, E-mail: afif.bensalah@pasteur.tn.
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1.
Belhadj S, Pratlong F, Mahjoub H, Toumi N, Azaiez R, Dedet J, Chaker E, 1990. 2000. Infantile visceral leishmaniasis from Leishmania infantum MON-24: a reality in Tunisia [in French]. Bull Soc Pathol Exot 93: 12–13.
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2.
Deperet C, Boinet E, 1884. Du bouton de Gafsa au camp de Sathonay. Archives Médicales et Pharmaceutiques Militaires 3: 296–302.
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3.
Rioux JA, Lanotte G, Pratlong F, 1986a. Leishmania killicki n. sp.(Kinetoplastida-Trypanosomatidae). In: Rioux, J.A. (Ed.), Leishmania, taxonomie et phylogenèse. Applications éco-épidemiologiques. Institut Méditerranéen d’Études Épidémi-ologiques and Écologiques, Montpellier (France), 139–142.
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4.
Bousslimi N, Ben-Ayed S, Ben-Abda I, Aoun K, Bouratbine A, 2012. Natural infection of North African gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) by Leishmania tropica in the focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, southeast Tunisia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 86: 962–965.
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5.
Jaouadi K, Haouas N, Chaara D, Gorcii M, Chargui N, Augot D, Pratlong F, Dedet JP, Ettlijani S, Mezhoud H, Babba H, 2011. First detection of Leishmania killicki (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) in Ctenodactylus gundi (Rodentia, Ctenodactylidae), a possible reservoir of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia. Parasit Vectors 11: 154–159.
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6.
Chiheb S, Guessous-Idrissi N, Hamdani A, Riyad M, Bichichi M, Hamdani S, Krimech A, 1999. Leishmania tropica cutaneous leishmaniasis in an emerging focus in north Morocco: new clinical forms [in French]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 126: 419–422.
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7.
Jaouadi K, Depaquit J, Haouas N, Chaara D, Gorcii M, Chargui N, Dedet J-P, Pratlong F, Boubabous R, Babba H, 2012. Twenty-four new human cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania killicki in Metlaoui, southwestern Tunisia. Probable role of Phlebotomus sergenti in the transmission. Acta Trop 122: 276–283.
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8.
Tabbabi A, Bousslimi N, Rhim A, Aoun K, Bouratbine A, 2011. First report on natural infection of Phlebotomus sergenti with Leishmania promastigotes in the cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in southeastern Tunisia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 85: 646–647.
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Ben-Ismail R, Helal H, Bach-Hamba D, Ben RM, 1986. Natural infestation of Phlebotomus papatasi in a focus of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia [in French]. Bull Soc Pathol Exot 80: 613–614.
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Haouas N, Chargui N, Chaker E, Said MB, Babba H, Belhadj S, Kallel K, Pratlong F, Dedet J-P, Mezhoud H, 2005. Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia: presence of Leishmania killicki outside its original focus of Tataouine. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99: 499–501.
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Croset H, Rioux J, Maistre M, Bayar N, 1978. Phlebotomes de Tunisie (Diptera, Phlebotomidae). Mise au point systematique, chorologique et ethologique. Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 53: 711–749.
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12.
Pesson B, Ready JS, Benabdennbi I, MartĂn-Sánchez J, Esseghir S, Cadi-Soussi M, Morillas-Marquez F, Ready PD, 2004. Sandflies of the Phlebotomus perniciosus complex: mitochondrial introgression and a new sibling species of P. longicuspis in the Moroccan Rif. Med Vet Entomol 18: 25–37.
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13.
Schönian G, Nasereddin A, Dinse N, Schweynoch C, Schallig HD, Presber W, Jaffe CL, 2003. PCR diagnosis and characterization of Leishmania in local and imported clinical samples. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 47: 349–358.
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14.
Altschul SF, Gish W, Miller W, Myers EW, Lipman DJ, 1990. Basic local alignment search tool. J Mol Biol 215: 403–410.
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15.
Tamura K, Stecher G, Peterson D, Filipski A, Kumar S, 2013. MEGA6: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis version 6.0. Mol Biol Evol 30: 2725–2729.
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16.
Rhajaoui M, Abedelmajeed N, Fellah H, Azmi K, Amrir F, Al-jawabreh A, Ereqat Suheir, Joseph P, Ziad A, 2007. Molecular typing reveals emergence of a new clinic-epidemiologic profile of cutaneous leishmanisis in Morocco. Em Infect Dis 3: 1358–1360.
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17.
Hmamouch A, Amarir F, Fellah H, Karzaz M, Bekhti K, Rhajaoui M, Sebti F, 2014. Coexistence of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania infantum in Sefrou Province, Morocco. Acta Trop 130: 94–99.
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18.
Ben Salah A, Ben Ismail R, Amri F, Chlif S, Ben Rzig F, Kharrat H, Hadhri H, Hassouna M, Dellagi K, 2000. Investigation of the spread of human visceral leishmaniasis in central Tunisia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 94: 382–386.
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19.
Barhoumi W, Fares W, Cherni S, Derbali M, Dachraoui K, Chelbi I, Ramalho-Ortigao M, Beier JC, Zhioua E, 2016. Changes of sand fly populations and Leishmania infantum infection rates in an irrigated village located in arid central Tunisia. Int J Environ Res Public Health 13: 329.
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