Abstract
Bloodsucking sandflies belonging to dipteran are vectors of human disease called leishmaniasis. It is one of most neglected diseases in our country. The main purpose of the study was to identify the prevalence of sandflies in selected regions of Panjab and their relationship with hospital-reported cases of Leishmaniasis. Clinical information of 124 patients was recorded. Observable factors of prevalence include age group, gender, financial status, clinical symptoms, and travel history. The sandflies also collected and identified. Out of 350 sandflies two genera Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia were reported, P. segenti was most abundant specie and a strong positive linear correlation exists between sandflies collected and the patients reported from the area. It was observed that as the number of sandflies increased, the number of patients with Leishmaniasis increased, and as the number of sand flies decreased, the number of patients decreased. The most affected age group was 1-10 years. The disease was more prevalent in males (57.26) as compared to females (42.74) because males had more travel history and they come into contact with livestock. It is concluded that high rate of prevalence can be related to lack of awareness low socioeconomic level, presence of domestic animals in surroundings, poor hygienic conditions and lack of proper medical care. A public awareness and vaccination program is needed to control the spread factors. There should be an eradicated for breeding sites by keeping the surrounding clean
Sitara Nawaz, Shamaila Irum, Haroon Ahmed, Shazia Shamas, Sadia Roshan, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Irfan Ullah, Gulnaz Parveen. (2020) Phlebotominae Sandflies Distribution and Incidence of Leishmaniasis from Selected Areas of Punjab Province, Pakistan, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 35, Issue 2.
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