01493nas a2200157   4500008004100000245006800041210006500109300001200174490000700186520096500193653002101158100001801179700002201197700001801219856009801237       1994                        eng d00aLeishmaniasis in Greater Athens, Greece: Entomological studies.0 aLeishmaniasis in Greater Athens Greece Entomological studies  a659-6630 v883 aGreater Athens, the largest urban area in Greece, has a population of 3.1 million and is home for most of the human and canine cases  of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) reported in Greece. Seven species of sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) were identified in light- and  sticky-trap surveys in the area in 1993. Although none of the flies was found in wooded areas or scrub, flies were collected from quarries, corrals, wells, walls, houses and animal shelters. There were small 'island' populations in residential districts and moderate or large populations in the quarries and corrals in the foothills of the mountains bordering the area and in the hills near the city centre. Phlebotomus neglectus, the putative vector of VL in the area, was ubiquitous; it predominated in the quarries and was common in the sampled corrals and residential habitats. The distribution, abundance and seasonal activity of all seven species of sandflies are described and discussed.10aProtozoa Diptera1 aChaniotis, B.1 aGozalo-Garcia, G.1 aTselentis, Y.  uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/leishmaniasis-greater-athens-greece-entomological-studies