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VIII International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sand Flies
The report of VIII International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sand Flies by Dr. Mohammad Reza Yaghoobi-Ershadi
 
Application Code :
306-0214-0085
 
Created Date : Saturday, October 11, 2014 15:04:31Update Date : Saturday, November 15, 2014 10:30:12IP Address :194.225.57.25
Submit Date : Saturday, November 15, 2014 10:30:28Email : yaghoobia@sina.tums.ac.ir
Personal Information
Name : Mohammad Reza
Surname : Yaghoobi-Ershadi
School/Research center : School of Public Health
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Possition : Professor
Tel : +98-21-42933114
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : VIII International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sand Flies
Title of your Abstract : Epidemiological Study on Sand Flies in an endemic focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Bushehr city, Southwestern Iran
country : Argentina
From : Monday, September 22, 2014
To : Thursday, September 25, 2014
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Epidemiological study on sand flies in an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis, Bushehr city in southwestern Iran
M. R. Yaghoobi-Ershadi1, M. Darvishi1, F.Shahbazi1, A. A. Akhavan1, R. Jafari2, M. Khajeian3, H. Soleimani4, H. Darabi3, M. H. Arandian2
1 School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O.Box 6446-14155Tehran, Iran; 2 Esfahan Health Research Station, National Institute of Health Research, Esfahan, Iran;3 Deputy of Health Services, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran; 4 Yazd Health Research Station, National Institute of Health Research, Yazd. Iran
E-mail: yaghoobi.reza@gmail.com
yaghoobia@sina.tums.ac.ir
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is the most important health problem in the city of Bushehr, southwestern Iran. The objective of the study was to determine some ecological aspects of sand flies in the city during 2010-2011. Sand flies were collected monthly from outdoors and indoors by sticky traps at four selected districts of the city. They were also dissected and examined by Nested-PCR for identification of the parasite during August- September of 2011.
A total of 1234 adult sand flies were collected and 6 species including 3 of Genus Phlebotomus and 3 of Genus Sergentomyia were identified. Four species including P. papatasi (3.98 %), P. sergenti (1.14 %), S. tiberiadis (87.18 %) and S. baghdadis (7.7 %) were found indoors. Five species including P. papatasi (3.47 %), P. sergenti (3.17 %), P. alexandri (0.1%), S. tiberiadis (77.85 %) and S. baghdadis (15.41 %) were collected from outdoors. Sand flies started to appear from March and disappear at the end of January. There was only one peak in the density curve in July. The study revealed that S. tiberiadis and S. baghdadis could enter indoors which 89 % and 81.8 % of them were found blood-fed respectively. Moreover, P. papatasi, S. tiberiadis and S. baghdadis were active indoors and outdoors in most months of the year. 
Nested-PCR of P. papatasi females were positive against kinetoplast DNA of L. major and L. turanica and also mixed natural infections were found by L. gerbilli and L. turanica. Moreover mixed infections by L. major and L. turanica were observed in this species. Phlebotomus sergenti females were found infected with DNA of L. turanica and this is the first report of natural infection and detection of the parasite from this sand fly species in worldwide
Keywords of your Abstract : Epidemiology, Sand flies, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Leishmania turanica, Iran
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/21724/Forms/306/3_Reza_Yaghoobi.pdf
The presentation : Oral
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/21724/Forms/306/cover.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/21724/Forms/306/Abstract.pdf
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : More than 250 delegates participated at this Conference.
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : 36 countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, India, Iran, Occupied Palestine, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Saudi-Arabia, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, Uruguay ,USA, Venezuela
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : Instito Nacional De Medicina Tropical,Ministerio de Salud,Redila,Pan american Health organization, WHO Americas,CONICET,AGENCIA,Bayer,Arcuri Laboratories, MSD,Animal Health
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : Some questions were raised on the collection of sand flies ,Zoonotic aspects of leishmaniasis, Method of Isolation of L.turanica from P.sergenti, and I explained in detail on the matter. My Oral presentation attracted many attentions and led to many Scientific discussions and Science exchange during the coffee beak.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : Prof. Jeffery Shaw from Brazil
Prof. Paul Ready from UK
Prof. L. Gradoni from Italy
Prof. M. Maroli from Italy,
Dr.R. Pochi from USA,
Dr.J Votypka from Czech Republic
Dr.E. Dia-Eldin from USA
Prof Nicole Leger from France
Prof. Molina from Spain
and so forth
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : There are some well-known Scientists who work on Leishmaniasis and sand flies and are interested in coming to Iran for sharing their knowledge with us and students. It would be great if the university can invite them and prepare facilities to organize workshops in our country. we also could have joint research projects with these scientists.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : Everything was great!!!!!
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : This International Symposium is one of the most important conference , which lots of experienced researchers participate in it and is held once every 2 years between the Old World and New World. During the last years it was organized in the countries of Italy, Venezuela, France, Brazil, Tunisia, Peru, Turkey, and Argentina. If the Chancellor of our university and Iranian Ministry of Health support me and my colleagues , we could organize this important Symposium in the Island of Kish, Iran in 2018.