[Leish-l] FW: Global Sand Fly Colony Database

Tue Dec 23 08:49:12 BRST 2014

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De: Odete Afonso
Enviada: segunda-feira, 22 de Dezembro de 2014 15:37
Para: Lawyer, Phillip (NIH/NIAID) [E]
Cc: Ento-docentes; Lenea Maria Campino; Henrique Silveira; Zulmira Hartz; Director IHMT
Assunto: RE: Global Sand Fly Colony Database
Importância: Alta

Dear Dr. Phillip G. Lawyer,

Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases

NIAID, NIH,

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

Thank you very much for your email.

I am the scientific responsible of a colony of Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Psychodidae) at IHMT-UNL that presents the following characteristics:

1. Institucional address - Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), Rua da Junqueira Nº 100 | 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal.

2. Current contact information of responsible scientist (phone, fax, mailing address, email address) - Odete Afonso (Afonso MO, MD, PhD), Unidade de Parasitologia Médica, Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical,  Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira Nº 100, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal;

 odeteafonso at ihmt.unl.pt<mailto:odeteafonso at ihmt.unl.pt> ; +351 213 652 600 /ext. 553 | +351 213 652 666.

3. Species/strains of sand flies in colony - Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Psychodidae).

4.  Site of origin (locality and country) - The specimens (pupae) were originated from Spain and supplied by the eminent Scientist Professor Dr. Robert Killick-Kendrick. To date, this is the first successful colonization of sand flies for consecutive generations in Portugal.

5.  Approximate number of generations in colony (or number of years) - Our colony was established in mid-1990´s, by Researcher and phlebotomine sand fly specialist Carlos Alves-Pires (number of years: 1994-2014).

6.  Larval diet - Composted mixture of equal parts of ground rabbit faeces and rabbit pellets.

7.  Adult diet (blood -meal sources) - Sand fly females are allowed to fed on hamster anaesthetised.

8.  Rearing conditions including temperature, relative humidity and light:dark cycle - Ambient conditions - temperature: 25-27ºC, relative humidity: 70-80%, photoperiod (hours): 16 Light / 8 Dark.

9. Research interests and pertinent publications - Applications: Insecticide-repellent bioassay tests; Experimental infections; Molecular studies; Laboratorial classes; Students training; Sending of specimens to national and international Teaching and Research Institutions.

National and International Congresses (colony):

- Afonso MO, Ferrolho J, Gomes J, Alves-Pires C, 2014. The use of a Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Psychodidae) colony, IHMT-UNL, Portugal, for the morphologic study of the male external genitalia: applications. Abstract book, XVI Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, 2-4 October, Badajoz, Spain.

- Ascher F, Alves-Pires C, Campos C, Capela MJ, Aguiar P, 1998. Protective effect of a permethrin + pyriproxyfen spray against Phlebotomus perniciosus byte. IX international Congress of Parasitology, ICOPA IX (Makuhari Messe Chiba, Japan 24-28 August), Monduzze Editore, International proceedings Division: 1039-1042.

 - Bruno de Sousa C, Custódio L, Gomes J, Afonso MO, Varela J, Barreira L, Dionísio L, Neto, L, 2012. Actividade insecticida de macroalgas contra Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Psychodidae). Abstract book, XV Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, 2-6 Setembro, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores: 169.

- Ferrolho J, Gomes J, Alves-Pires C, Cristóvão JM, Maia C, Campino L, Afonso MO, 2014. Rotation of the external genitalia in male Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) in laboratory conditions and in captured specimens in Algarve, Portugal. Abstract book, ISOPS VIII, 22-25 September, Argentina.

- Gomes J, Rocha DK, Bruno de Sousa C, Branco S, Alves-Pires C, Afonso MO, 2012. The productivity of the colony of Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Psychodidae) of IHMT, UNL: larvae, pupae and adults. Acta Parasitologicl Portuguesa, 19 (1/2), XVI Congresso Português de Parasitologia, 29-30 Novembro, Lisboa, Portugal: 101.

- Maia C, Cortes S, Afonso MO, Rocha D, Alves-Pires C, Campino L, 2006. Detection of Phlebotomus sp. and Leishmania sp. DNA by PCR. Acta Parasitológica Portuguesa, 13 (1-2): 148-149.

- Rocha DK, Alves-Pires C, Gomes J, Bruno de Sousa CA, Branco S, Afonso MO, 2012. The laboratory colony of Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal: establishment, maintenance and application. Abstract book, XV Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia, 2-6 Setembro, Angra do Heroísmo, Ilha Terceira, Azores.

Please feel free to contact me if anything more is need.

I take this opportunity to also wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Kind regards,

Maria Odete Afonso

Odete Afonso (Afonso MO), Professora Auxiliar, MD, PhD

Unidade de Parasitologia Médica

Global Health and Tropical Medicine

Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Rua da Junqueira Nº 100 | 1349-008 Lisboa

+351 213 652 600 /ext. 553 | +351 213 652 666

www.ihmt.unl.pt | facebook | youtube

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De: leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br] Em nome de Lawyer, Phillip (NIH/NIAID) [E]
Enviada: segunda-feira, 15 de Dezembro de 2014 19:57
Para: leish-l at lineu.icb.usp.br
Assunto: [Leish-l] Global Sand Fly Colony Database

Dear Colleagues,

Once again I am updating the Global Sand Fly Colony Database and having the website reformatted to make it a more accessible and useful resource for sand fly workers.  Your assistance is requested.

If you maintain phlebotomine sand fly colonies, it would be very much appreciated if you could provide the following information for the database:

1.  Institutional address

2.  Current contact information of responsible scientists (phone, fax, mailing address,  email address)

3. Species/strains of sand flies in colony.

4.  Site of origin (locality and country)

5.  Approximate number of generations in colony (or number of years)

6.  Larval diet

7.  Adult diet (blood-meal sources)

8.  Rearing conditions including temperature, relative humidity and light:dark cycle

9.  Research interests and pertinent publications

If you know of other laboratories that maintain sand fly colonies in your country or region, please forward this request or send the pertinent contact information to me.

I hope to have this database updated and reformatted by early 2015 so that it can be available and easily accessible online.

With sincere thanks,

Phillip G. Lawyer, Ph.D.

Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases

NIAID, NIH,

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

Phone: 240-687-2767; 301-570-0823

Fax: (301) 480-3708

E-mail: plawyer at mail.nih.gov<mailto:plawyer at mail.nih.gov>  or phillip.g.lawyer.vol at mail.mil<mailto:phillip.g.lawyer.vol at mail.mil>

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