Objective To investigate the species, distribution, density, and seasonal fluctuation of sandflies in different areas of Shanxi province, China, and to provide a scientific basis for the risk assessment and control of kala-azar.Methods From May to September in 2021, sandflies were captured with light trapping in different habitats in 14 counties/cities/districts of 11 prefectures of Shanxi province. The non-bloodsucking female sandflies were randomly selected from different areas and identified by morphological and molecular biological methods. Excel 2010 software was used to construct the database, followed by analysis of sandfly catches by habitat or month. The distribution of sandflies was mapped using ArcGIS 10.7.Results A total of 19 006 sandflies were captured, with an average density of 40.87 sandflies/light·night. The seasonal fluctuation of sandflies throughout the year showed a single-peak distribution. Sandflies were first caught in the first half of May, and the density peaked during the second half of June to the first half of July, after which the density decreased rapidly. Sandflies were captured in six environmental types: farmyards, sheep pens, cattle sheds, chicken pens, pig pens, and mule/horse sheds. Sheep pens had the highest density of 121.39 sandflies/light·night, and farmyards had the lowest density of 9.63 sandflies/light·night. Of the 432 sandflies identified by morphology, one was Sergentomyia squamirostris, and the rest were Phlebotomus chinensis. Another 110 sandflies were randomly selected for molecular biological identification: four were S. squamirostris, and the remaining 106 were P. chinensis. P. chinensis was the absolute dominant species.Conclusions Sandflies distributed in all the 14 counties/cities/districts of the 11 cities of Shanxi province. P. chinensis was the dominant species of sandflies in Shanxi province, which was the main vector for kala-azar transmission. They were mainly distributed in rural areas, especially in livestock/poultry-raising places, where environmental management and sandfly control should be strengthened to reduce the risk of kala-azar transmission.
TIAN Xiao-dong, DAI Pei-fang, ZHAO Jun-ying, DONG Hai-yuan, CHENG Jing-xia
. Distribution and seasonal fluctuation of sandflies in Shanxi province, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2023
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DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2023.03.023
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