Sand-fly and mammal captures to validate current transmission cycles of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia

The Leishmaniases are a group of neglected tropical diseases caused by different species of the protozoan parasite Leishmania, transmitted to its mammalian hosts by the bites of different species of female Phlebotominae sandflies. Many factors have contributed to the diseases shifts in its distribution, and changes in its eco epidemiological outcomes have been reported, resulting in the notification of CL outbreaks in new municipalities as well as the incrimination of vectors in unreported regions. This dataset contains 63 records of sand-fly collections and mammal captures to to validate current transmission cycles of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia. This will be assessed through an initial predictive approach which includes the use of biotic interaction networks followed by validation supported by the detection of parasite infection in sand flies and mammalian species previously identified; as well as host feeding patterns in vector species captured in the field.

利什曼病（Leishmaniases）是一类由多种原生动物寄生虫利什曼原虫（Leishmania）引发的被忽视热带疾病，通过白蛉亚科（Phlebotominae）不同种类的雌性成虫叮咬传播给哺乳动物宿主。诸多因素推动了该疾病的分布范围变迁，其生态流行病学特征的改变已有相关报道，这导致在新增行政区出现皮肤利什曼病（cutaneous Leishmaniasis, CL）暴发疫情的通报，同时在既往无病例报告的地区证实了传播媒介的传播作用。本数据集包含63份沙蝇采集与哺乳动物捕获记录，用于验证哥伦比亚地区皮肤利什曼病当前的传播循环。本研究将通过两类路径开展评估：首先采用包含生物交互网络的初步预测性分析方法，随后通过检测已鉴定的沙蝇与哺乳动物体内的寄生虫感染情况完成验证；同时还将分析野外捕获的媒介物种的宿主取食模式。