Purpose

The activity of Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli, a vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis, is known to be seasonal, but the information describing these patterns is sparse in time and space. The purpose of his paper is to conduct a meta-analysis to depict the seasonality of P. papatasi at the global scale.

Methods

The current paper uses data from a collection of 1200 scientific papers, where 300 are about the vector and 36 include monthly data (of 61 sites) of the P. papatasi from 15 countries published from 1994 to 2017.

Results

The activity peaked mainly in dry periods in all explored sites. A map of seasonal distribution depicted a peak activity in August, followed by September. Geographically (geographic preference), August and September at the latitude 33° showed the highest abundance at a global scale. Concerning the latitude P. papatasi distribution, the high number is localized between 27° and 35°. However, the high number of this species according to the longitude is localized between − 4° and 58°, which shows a high interval of activity. Locally, for the habitat preference, the findings show a preference of this vector to indoor than to outdoor.

Conclusions

All these results can be helpful in identifying the period and sites of a future potential risk of leishmaniasis. This is the first attempt at the update of the vector activity both at global and local scale.

中文翻译：

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兽疫杆菌的季节性分布，人畜共患的皮肤利什曼病的媒介。

目的

已知的皮肤利什曼病的传播者，Plebotomus papatasi Scopoli的活动是季节性的，但是描述这些模式的信息在时间和空间上都很稀疏。他的论文的目的是进行荟萃分析，以描述全球范围内P. papatasi的季节性。

方法

本论文使用了1200篇科学论文的数据，其中300篇是关于媒介的，36篇包含了1994年至2017年出版的来自15个国家的木瓜体育的每月数据（共61个站点）。

结果

在所有勘探地点，活性主要在干旱时期达到顶峰。季节性分布图描绘了8月的高峰活动，随后是9月。在地理上（地理偏好），八月和九月在北纬33°处显示了全球范围内最高的丰度。关于纬度P. papatasi分布，高数位于27°至35°之间。但是，根据经度，该物种的数量很大，位于-4°和58°之间，这表明活动间隔很大。在本地，对于栖息地的偏爱，研究结果表明该媒介偏爱室内，而不是室外。

结论

所有这些结果都有助于确定利什曼病未来潜在风险的时期和部位。这是在全球和局部范围内更新媒介活动的首次尝试。