Publications by authors named "Azzedine Bounamous"
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- This study focuses on Culicoides biting midges, which carry various viruses affecting livestock, particularly the bluetongue virus in Algeria, impacting sheep with significant morbidity.* -
- The research involved collecting midge specimens from rural and suburban areas in North Africa over two years, identifying a total of 1,046 individuals across 22 species, with the dominant species being Culicoides newsteadi.* -
- Despite variations in habitats, the species diversity was similar, with suburban areas showing a slight increase, and no significant correlation was found between the midge populations and climatic factors like temperature or humidity.*
Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) transmit several Leishmania (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) species, which cause leishmaniasis, a significant public health concern in Algeria. We compared sand fly species abundance and composition among different biotopes (urban, peri-urban, rural areas), bioclimatic zones (humid, sub-humid, semi-arid), and elevation ranges. We also used the additive partitioning of beta diversity to test whether the variation in sand fly composition among biotopes, bioclimatic zones, and elevation ranges is due to species turnover or community subsetting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA total of 131 phlebotomine Algerian sandflies have been processed in the present study. They belong to the species Phlebotomus bergeroti, Phlebotomus alexandri, Phlebotomus sergenti, Phlebotomus chabaudi, Phlebotomus riouxi, Phlebotomus perniciosus, Phlebotomus longicuspis, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus ariasi, Phlebotomus chadlii, Sergentomyia fallax, Sergentomyia minuta, Sergentomyia antennata, Sergentomyia schwetzi, Sergentomyia clydei, Sergentomyia christophersi and Grassomyia dreyfussi. They have been characterised by sequencing of a part of the cytochrome b (cyt b), t RNA serine and NADH1 on the one hand and of the cytochrome C oxidase I of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) on the other hand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi is one of the main vectors of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean basin and in Central Asia. Its taxonomic status remains doubtful. It usually includes three taxa of specific or subspecific value, depending on the authors: P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMorphological and molecular characterization of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus Newstead and Phlebotomus (L.) longicuspis Nitzulescu in Tunisia is reported. Different localities in central and southern Tunisia were sampled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenetic structure of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) ariasi populations, the vector of Leishmania infantum in the western Mediterranean: epidemiological implications.
Int J Parasitol
September 2010
In recent years there has been growing interest in analyzing the geographical variations between populations of different Phlebotomus spp. by comparing the sequences of various genes. However, little is known about the genetic structure of Phlebotomus ariasi.
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- The study focused on Phlebotomus papatasi, a key vector for Leishmania major, analyzing genetic data from 26 populations across 18 countries.
- Researchers compared this data with other related species to assess genetic variation and evolutionary relationships within the Phlebotomus subgenus.
- Findings support the idea that despite genetic differences, all P. papatasi populations may have similar capabilities for spreading the disease, linking the distribution of L. major to common rodent hosts.