Spatial distribution of phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany
S. I. Oerther, I. Steinhausen, S. Lorentz, A. Heitmann, R. Lühken, A. Krueger, T. J. Naucke, H. Jöst, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, N. Becker
Poster at the 7th International SOVE Congress, October 2017
Abstract: Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of several infectious pathogens and their distribution in Europe is changing due to globalization and climate change. Two phlebotomine species are known to be present in Germany: Phlebotomus perniciosus and Phlebotomus mascittii. A longitudinal study along the Upper Rhine Valley was carried out in the federal states Baden-Württemberg (BW) and Rhineland-Palatinate (RP) from Aug 2015 to Sept 2017. In 2017 17 out of 99 locations were positive for phlebotomine sand flies. In the state BW, 2 new sites were identified and known positive sites could be confirmed. In the state RP 10 new sites out of 65 locations were identified positive. The majority of productive sites were located in old obsolete barns with clay soil within the villages close to humans.
