Species diversity and detection of pathogens in phlebotomine sand flies collected from forest management areas of Quintana Roo, Mexico
Por:
Martínez-Burgos M., Lozano-Sardaneta Y.N., Rodríguez-Rojas J.J., Gómez-Rivera Á.S., Canto-Mis K.L., Flores-Escobar E., Mis-Ávila P.C., Correa-Morales F., Becker I.
Publicada:
1 ene 2023
Resumen:
Sand flies have expanded their areas of distribution, thereby increasing the risk of pathogen transmission in non-endemic areas. To establish efficient prevention and control strategies for the transmission of vector-borne pathogens, it is important to understand seasonal dynamics of their vectors. In Mexico, there are several areas where the contact between sand flies, hosts and reservoirs favours the transmission of the pathogen. We compared sand fly communities in a forest management area and a conserved area in Noh-Bec, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The analysis included species diversity, activity peaks and molecular detection of pathogens. Sand flies were collected from November to December 2021 and April to May 2022, during 84 night-traps. The conserved area showed higher numbers and greater species heterogeneity of sand flies as compared with the other sites. The ß-diversity analysis revealed that sites disturbed by logging (S1, S2, S3) had greater similarity (90%) in their sand fly species composition than a conserved area (S4) (similarity = 36%). Although none of the specimens were infected with Leishmania, we detected Wolbachia (19.4%) in all four sites, as well as Bartonella (3.25%) only in the disturbed sites. Further studies on the dynamics of sand fly populations and their association with pathogens are necessary. © 2023 The Authors. Medical and Veterinary Entomology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Entomological Society.
Filiaciones:
Martínez-Burgos M.:
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de la Zona Maya, Quintana Roo, Othón P. Blanco, Mexico
Departamento de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector y Zoonosis, Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo, Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico
Lozano-Sardaneta Y.N.:
Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Rodríguez-Rojas J.J.:
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Medicina, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad de Patógenos y Vectores, Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Gómez-Rivera Á.S.:
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de la Zona Maya, Quintana Roo, Othón P. Blanco, Mexico
Departamento de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector y Zoonosis, Servicios Estatales de Salud de Quintana Roo, Quintana Roo, Chetumal, Mexico
Canto-Mis K.L.:
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de la Zona Maya, Quintana Roo, Othón P. Blanco, Mexico
Flores-Escobar E.:
Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Mis-Ávila P.C.:
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de la Zona Maya, Quintana Roo, Othón P. Blanco, Mexico
Correa-Morales F.:
Programa de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector, Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades (CENAPRECE), Ciudad de México, Mexico
Becker I.:
Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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