The phlebotomine sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Kenya.
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2011-12Author
Anjili, CO
Ngumbi, PM
Kaburi, JC
Irungu, LW
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Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases are endemic in some parts of Kenya, where they are transmitted by phlebobotomine sandflies of genus Phlebotomus. This review is a compilation of the currently known distribution of phlebotomine sandflies in the parts of Kenya that have been studied, from the time sandflies were first reported in the country. So far 48 species of sandflies have been identified falling in the genera Phlebotomus Rondani & Berte and Sergentomyia Franca & Parrot. Genus Phlebotomus in Kenya is represented in five subgenera, namely Phlebotomus, Larroussius, Synphlebotomus, Paraphlebotomus and Anaphlebotomus. Genus Sergentomyia has the largest number of sandflies, and is represented in four subgenera, namely Sergentomyia, Sintonius, Grassomyia and Parvidens.
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9730http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22297278
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School of Biological Sciences