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Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp.
Volume 66, Number 3, 1991
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Page(s) | 134 - 136 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1991663134 | |
Published online | 17 August 2016 |
Mémoire
Soil analysis of breeding sites of Phlebotomus langeroni Nitzulescu and Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) in El Agamy, Egypt
Analyse du sol des gîtes larvaires de Phlebotomus langeroni Nitzulescu et P. papatasi (Scopoli) à El Agamy, Egypte
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Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Accepted: 6 June 1991
Soil analysis was carried out on samples obtained from breeding sites of the sanflies Phlebotomus langeroni Nitzulescu and Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) and compared to non-breeding sites.
Soil characterized by relatively high moisture content, high organic matter and derivatives, such as phosphorous potassium and nitrogen, high percent of silt and slightly alkaline pH, constitutes peculiar conditions which favour immature development of both species.
Résumé
Des analyses de sol ont été faites à partir d’échantillons prélevés dans des gîtes larvaires de Phlebotomus langeroni et P. papatasi et comparés aux sols de sites où l’on ne rencontre pas de larves de phlébotomes.
Les sols caractérisés par un taux d’humidité relativement élevé, qui sont riches en matière organique et en composés tels que les phosphates de potassium et les nitrates, qui possèdent un fort pourcentage de limon et un pH légèrement alcalin constituent un biotope favorable au développement de ces deux espèces.
Key words: Phlebotomus langeroni / Phlebotomus papatasi / Sand fly breeding sites / Soil analysis / Visceral leishmaniasis in Egypt
Mots clés : Phlebotomus langeroni / Phlebotomus papatasi / Gîtes larvaires de phlébotomes / Analyses du sol / Leishmaniose viscérale en Égypte
This study was supported by the regional project entitled : Epidemiology and Control of Arthropod borne diseases in Egypt NO1 AI 22667 NIAID-NIH between Ain Shams Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt and the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Allergy and infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
© Masson, Paris 1991, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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