Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases Unit, Department of Animal Pathology and Public Health, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco.
Geophysics, Natural Patrimony and Green Chemistry Research Centre (GEOPAC), Geo-Biodiversity and Natural Patrimony Laboratory (GEOBIOL), Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Parasite. 2024;31:57. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2024057. Epub 2024 Sep 27.
Blood-feeding arthropods are involved in the transmission of several pathogens that have a major impact on public health. Entomological investigations highlighted the composition, abundance, and diversity of flying hematophagous arthropods at four dog shelters located in central Morocco during an eight-month study, with the aim of discussing their vectorial roles and assessing the risk of these shelters as foci for zoonotic diseases. Monitoring of the arthropod fauna for 64 catch nights resulted in the collection of 2,321 biting midges (Ceratopogonidae), 570 mosquitoes (Culicidae), and 475 sand flies (Psychodidae). Fourteen Culicoides species were recorded and dominant species were Culicoides imicola (55.96%), C. paolae (16.07%), C. circumscriptus (10.29%), and C. newsteadi (5.77%). Three mosquito species were collected, including Culex pipiens s.l. (96.84%), Culiseta longiareolata (2.80%), and Cx. perexiguus (0.36%). Ten sand fly species were collected, including seven Phlebotomus species (62.70%) and three Sergentomyia species (37.30%); Sergentomyia minuta was the most dominant species (34.31%), followed by Phlebotomus sergenti (32.42%), typical Ph. perniciosus (8.63%), Ph. alexandri (6.94%), and Ph. riouxi (6.52%). The coexistence of several vectors in these study areas indicates the potential circulation of a wide range of pathogens, including zoonotic ones, thus requiring the implementation of surveillance and control programs to prevent the emergence and spread of disease outbreaks.
吸血节肢动物在传播对公共卫生有重大影响的几种病原体方面发挥作用。在为期八个月的研究中，在摩洛哥中部的四个狗收容所进行了昆虫学调查，重点研究了飞行吸血节肢动物的组成、丰度和多样性，旨在讨论它们的媒介作用，并评估这些收容所有无成为动物源性疾病的焦点。对节肢动物区系进行了 64 个诱捕夜的监测，共收集到 2321 只吸血蠓（蠓科）、570 只蚊子（蚊科）和 475 只沙蝇（蚋科）。记录到 14 种库蠓，优势种为伊氏库蠓（55.96%）、帕氏库蠓（16.07%）、围足库蠓（10.29%）和新氏库蠓（5.77%）。共采集到三种蚊子，包括库蚊复合种（96.84%）、长角库蚊（2.80%）和库蚊纤细亚种（0.36%）。共采集到 10 种沙蝇，包括 7 种白蛉（62.70%）和 3 种蚋（37.30%）；沙蝇微小亚种最为优势（34.31%），其次是白蛉谢氏亚种（32.42%）、典型的白蛉感染亚种（8.63%）、白蛉亚历山大亚种（6.94%）和白蛉里乌斯亚种（6.52%）。在这些研究区域中几种媒介共存表明，广泛的病原体，包括动物源性病原体，可能在循环，因此需要实施监测和控制计划，以防止疾病爆发的出现和传播。
