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Volume 32, 2025
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| Article Number | 69 | |
| Number of page(s) | 12 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2025062 | |
| Published online | 29 October 2025 | |
Review Article
Recent advances in Phlebotomine sand fly research: a review based on studies presented at ISOPS XI
Progrès récents à propos de la recherche sur les phlébotomes : une revue basée sur les études présentées à ISOPS XI
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Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Vector-Borne Diseases Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Parasitos e Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil
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Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 21853, USA
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Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal
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Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Vector Biology and Vector Borne Disease Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 10330 Bangkok, Thailand
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Türkiye
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Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UR ESCAPE-USC ANSES PETARD, 51097 Reims Cedex, France
* Corresponding authors: vladimir.ivovic@famnit.upr.si (Vladimir Ivović); jerome.depaquit@univ-reims.fr (Jérôme Depaquit)
Received:
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September
2025
Accepted:
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October
2025
The 11th International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sand flies (ISOPS XI) took place in Portorož, Slovenia, in September 2024 and brought together experts from around the world to discuss recent advances in the biology, ecology and control of phlebotomine sand flies and the pathogens they transmit. This report summarises the key findings of the symposium and is organised thematically by session. Key topics included the development of refined experimental models of Leishmania transmission, new insights into the interactions between vector, parasite and microbiota, and the detection of Leishmania donovani in new geographic regions. Advances in molecular diagnostics and surveillance technologies were emphasised, as were emerging concerns about insecticide resistance. The potential of paratransgenesis and symbiont-based vector control approaches was also emphasised. In a separate session, the CLIMOS project was presented, which integrates climate monitoring, ecological modelling and public health tools to develop an early warning system (EWS) for sand fly-borne diseases. Overall, the contributions to the symposium reflect the dynamic development of sand fly research in response to global environmental change and emphasise the importance of international collaboration in combating emerging vector-borne diseases.
Résumé
Le 11e Symposium international sur les phlébotomes (ISOPS XI) s’est tenu à Portorož, en Slovénie, en septembre 2024. Il a réuni des experts du monde entier pour discuter des avancées récentes en biologie, en écologie et en lutte contre les phlébotomes et les agents pathogènes qu’ils transmettent. Cette revue résume les principaux résultats présentés lors du symposium, organisés par session thématique. Les principaux sujets abordés comprenaient le développement de modèles expérimentaux affinés de transmission de Leishmania, de nouvelles connaissances sur les interactions vecteur-parasite-microbiote et la détection de Leishmania donovani dans de nouvelles régions géographiques. Les avancées en matière de diagnostic moléculaire et de technologies de surveillance ont été mises en avant, ainsi que les préoccupations émergentes concernant la résistance aux insecticides. Le potentiel de la paratransgénèse et des approches de lutte antivectorielle basées sur les symbiotes a également été souligné. Une session dédiée a présenté le projet CLIMOS, qui intègre la surveillance du climat, la modélisation écologique et des outils de santé publique pour développer un système d’alerte précoce (SAP) pour les maladies transmises par les phlébotomes. Collectivement, les contributions du symposium reflètent l’évolution dynamique de la recherche sur les phlébotomes face aux changements environnementaux mondiaux et soulignent l’importance de la collaboration internationale pour faire face aux menaces émergentes de maladies vectorielles.
Key words: Phlebotomine sand flies / Vector competence / Surveillance / Climate change / Taxonomy / ISOPS
Edited by Jean-Lou Justine
© V. Ivović et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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