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）是一类被忽视的热带病，由不同种类的原生动物寄生虫利什曼原虫（Leishmania）引发，通过白蛉亚科（Phlebotominae）雌性成虫的叮咬传播至哺乳动物宿主。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变化已有相关报道，这导致新的行政区出现皮肤利什曼病（cutaneous Leishmaniasis，CL）暴发疫情的通报，同时在既往无疫情记录的地区证实了传播媒介的致病作用。本数据集包含63份白蛉采集与哺乳动物捕获记录，用于验证哥伦比亚境内皮肤利什曼病当前的传播循环。本研究将通过初步预测性分析方法开展评估：首先构建生物相互作用网络，随后依托已鉴定的白蛉与哺乳动物体内的寄生虫感染检测结果，以及野外捕获媒介物种的宿主取食模式完成验证。