[Evidence for the transmission of the causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis by the sandfly Phlebotomus (Adlerius) turanicus Artemiev, 1974 in Turkmenistan].

Four sandfly [correction of mosquito] species were identified in all foci of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Turkmenistan. There is evidence that three of them (Phlebotomus papatasi, P. caucasicus, P.

[The identification of Leishmania isolates obtained from patients and dogs with visceral leishmaniasis in the Turkmen SSR].

Using electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel, 11 isolates have been detected by 8 enzymes (PGI, PGM, 6-PGD, MDG, G-6-PGD, ME, ALAT, ASAT) from patients with visceral leishmaniasis and dogs in the Turkmen SSR. The isolates were obtained from different areas of the republic varying in landscape and climatic conditions. The isolates were maintained by passages on golden hamsters.