Desjeux P, Bryan J H, Martin-Saxton P
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1983;77(2):143-8. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(83)90052-4.
Following the detection of two cases of leishmaniasis in The Gambia, the possible vectors and animal reservoirs were studied. A total of 5, 158 phlebotomine sandflies, in 20 species and subspecies were captured, including 98 males and 61 females of Phlebotomus duboscqi. This species is a vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Senegal and must be suspected as a vector in The Gambia; it was captured close to the dwellings of both patients and from rodent burrows, including those of Mastomys erythroleucus, a known reservoir of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Senegal. We report the first finding in The Gambia of visceral leishmaniasis in a dog captured near the house of the patient with visceral leishmaniasis. This strongly suggests that dogs could be a reservoir of this infection in this area. The vector was not determined.
在冈比亚检测到两例利什曼病病例后，对可能的病媒和动物宿主进行了研究。共捕获了20个种类和亚种的5158只白蛉，其中包括98只雄性和61只雌性杜氏白蛉。该物种是塞内加尔皮肤利什曼病的病媒，在冈比亚必须怀疑其为病媒；它是在两名患者住所附近以及啮齿动物洞穴（包括赤腹沙鼠的洞穴，赤腹沙鼠是塞内加尔已知的皮肤利什曼病宿主）中捕获的。我们报告了在冈比亚，在内脏利什曼病患者房屋附近捕获的一只狗身上首次发现内脏利什曼病。这有力地表明，狗可能是该地区这种感染的宿主。病媒尚未确定。
