@article{article_336142, title={Sand fly fauna and environmental parameters in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic region in Karaisali}, journal={Cukurova Medical Journal}, volume={43}, pages={429–437}, year={2018}, DOI={10.17826/cumj.336142}, author={Kavur, Hakan and Artun, Ozan and Evyapan, Gülşah and Demirkazık, Mehtap and Alptekin, Davut and Koltaş, İsmail Soner}, keywords={Sand fly, Fauna, Spatial Distribution, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Geographical Information Systems, Adana}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Purpose: This paper presents the results of an entomological survey in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Karaisali province of Adana in Turkey.  </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Materials and Methods: There were two field works in two consecutive years (2013 and 2014), which 1088 sand fly specimens were captured using 136 light traps which were conducted in 11 villages of Karaisali located in southwest part of Adana. </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Results: Totally, six Phlebotomus species were described: Phlebotomus tobbi (41.54%), Phlebotomus neglectus/syriacus (9.74%), Phlebotomus papatasi (25.18%), Phlebotomus perfiliewi (3.49%), Sergentomyia dentata (18.38%) and Sergentomyia theodori (1.65%). The female/male rate was found to be 1.98. Phlebotomus tobbi, Phlebotomus papatasi, Phlebotomus neglectus/syriacus, Sergentomyia dentata and Sergentomyia theodori were dominant at 201-400m, 0-200m, 801-1000m, 401-600m and 601-800m respectively.  </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;"> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Conclusion: Environmental and climatic factors were compared for the presence of sand flies species especially vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis by univariate binary regression analysis in PASW. Sand fly density maps were generated based on the elevation they were caught by using ARCMAP 10.2. The data also revealed a relationship between presence of the probable vector sand flies and several environmental factors such as altitude, temperature, trap location and humidity in Karaisali. </span> </p> <div> <br /> </div> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Cukurova University}