title: Relationship between sand fly fauna and kala-azar endemicity in Bangladesh.
abstract: An entomological survey was carried out in Mymensingh district which contributes the highest incidence of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in Bangladesh. For the first time in Bangladesh CDC miniature light trap was used for indoor collection of sand flies. A total of 726 sand fly specimens belonging to nine species, one species of the genus Phlebotomus and eight species Sergentomyia genus were collected. Phlebotomus argentipes Annaandale Brunetti made up 59.2% of the total collection. Among Sergentomyia species Sergentomyia shorttii Adler & Theodor contributed 14.4% of the total collection. Density of sand flies both vector and non-vector species were significantly higher in endemic areas than non-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh. shafiul@icddrb.org
authors.forename: Mohammad Shafiul
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wagatsuma
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Hamida
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khanum
authors.forename: Rashidul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haque
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D004199:Disease Vectors; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D015994:Incidence; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D010691:Phlebotomus; D011576:Psychodidae