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Factors influencing the presence of sand flies in Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) with special reference to Phlebotomus pernicious, vector of Leishmania infantum.

Publicated to: Parasites & Vectors. 7 (1): 421- - 2014-09-04 7(1), DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-421

Authors:

Alcover, MM; Ballart, C; Martín-Sánchez, J; Serra, T; Castillejo, S; Portús, M; Gállego, M
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Affiliations

Centre de Recerca en Salut Internacional de Barcelona (CRESIB), UB-Fundació Clínic, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain - Author
Grup d'Estudi de les Malalties Emergents, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut, IUNICS, Mallorca, Spain - Author
IUNICS Inst Univ Invest Ciencies Salut, Grp Estudi Malalties Emergents, Mallorca, Spain - Author
Laboratori de Parasitologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Fac Farm, Parasitol Lab, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Fundacio Clin, Ctr Recerca Salut Int Barcelona CRESIB, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Granada, Fac Farm, Dept Parasitol, Granada, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Background: Although the Mediterranean island of Majorca is an endemic area of leishmaniosis, there is a lack of up-to-date data on its sand fly fauna, the last report dating from 1989. The aim of the present study was to provide information on the current sand fly distribution, the potential environmental factors favoring the presence of Phlebotomus perniciosus and which areas are at risk of leishmaniosis.Methods. In July 2008 sand fly captures were carried out in Majorca with sticky castor oil interception traps. The capture stations were distributed in 77 grids (5x5 km2) covering the entire island. A total of 1,882 sticky traps were set among 111 stations. The characteristics of the stations were recorded and maps were designed using ArcGIS 9.2 software. The statistical analysis was carried out using a bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model.Results: The sand fly fauna of Majorca is composed of 4 species: Phlebotomus perniciosus, P sergenti, P. papatasi and Sergentomyia minuta. P. perniciosus, responsible for Leishmania infantum transmission, was captured throughout the island (frequency 69.4 %), from 6 to 772 m above sea level. Through logistic regression we estimated the probability of P. perniciosus presence at each sampling site as a function of environmental and meteorological factors. Although in the initial univariate analyses the probability of P. perniciosus presence appeared to be associated with a wide variety of factors, in the multivariate logistic regression model only altitude, settlement, aspect, drainage hole construction, adjacent flora and the proximity of a sheep farm were retained as positive predictors of the distribution of this species.Conclusions: P. perniciosus was present throughout the island, and thereby the risk of leishmaniosis transmission. The probability of finding P. perniciosus was higher at altitudes ranging from 51 to 150 m.a.s.l., with adjacent garrigue shrub vegetation, at the edge of or between settlements, and in proximity to a sheep farm. © 2014 Alcover et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Keywords

austriadiptera psychodidaeecologyendemic focusinfectionmajorca islandp.-perniciosusphlebotomus perniciosusriskrisk factorssandfliessouthAltitudeAnimalAnimalsArticleCanine leishmaniasisCastor oilDipteraEnvironmentFemaleLeishmania infantumLeishmaniasisLeishmaniosisLogistic modelsMajorca islandMaleMeteorological phenomenaNonhumanParasite transmissionParasitologyPhlebotominaePhlebotomusPhlebotomus papatasiPhlebotomus perniciosusPhlebotomus sergentiPhysiologyPopulation dynamicsRisk factorsSand flySheep farmingSpainSpecies differenceSpecies specificityStatistical model

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Parasites & Vectors due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2014, it was in position 7/36, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Parasitology.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-05:

  • WoS: 29
  • Scopus: 29
  • Europe PMC: 11
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 76.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 76 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 2.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Alcover MM) and Last Author (GÁLLEGO CULLERÉ, MONTSERRAT).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GÁLLEGO CULLERÉ, MONTSERRAT.

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Awards linked to the item

This work was supported by grants of the Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologia of Spain (CGL2007-66943-C02-01/BOS), Departament d'Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informacio de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Spain) (2009SGR385). The Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMet) provided the meteorological data for the study. Thanks to Anna Lanau for her assistance in placing traps and collecting sand flies. We are also grateful for the help of the Col . legi Oficial de Veterinaris de les Illes Balears, especially R. Garcia and A. Figueroa. MMA was awarded a contract in the Spanish project.
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