Vaselek S. auteur aut IRD Oguz G. auteur aut IRD Ayhan Nazli auteur aut IRD Ozbel Y. auteur aut IRD Kadriaj P. auteur aut IRD Cupina A. I. auteur aut IRD Velo E. auteur aut IRD Muja N. auteur aut IRD Baymak D. auteur aut IRD Alishani M. auteur aut IRD Toz S. auteur aut IRD Nalcaci M. auteur aut IRD Sherifi K. auteur aut IRD Charrel R. auteur aut IRD Alten B. auteur aut IRD Petric D. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access In the past decade, leishmaniasis seems to be re-emerging in Balkan countries. There are serious implications that Kosovo is a visceral leishmaniasis endemic region with autochthonous transmission; nevertheless, surveillance of vectors, reservoirs or the disease is not yet established. Gaining knowledge about sandfly vector species is a prerequisite for the development of a monitoring and control plan in the future. After a long gap in research of over 70 years, sandfly studies in Kosovo were resumed in 2014. During this presence/absence study, nine sandfly species were detected: Phlebotomus papatasi, Ph. perfiliewi, Ph. tobbi, Ph. neglectus, Ph. simici, Ph. balcanicus, Ph. alexandri, Ph. mascittii and Sergentomyia minuta. Three species are new with regard to the fauna of Kosovo - Ph. alexandri, Ph. balcanicus and Ph. mascittii. Besides increased diversity, changes in the number of collected specimens and distribution range of species were recorded, with Ph. neglectus being the most dominant species with the widest distribution. Testing of randomly chosen females for Leishmania spp. DNA resulted the in detection of L. tropica in a specimen of Ph. neglectus. The presence of numerous vector species in the sandfly fauna of Kosovo pose a threat for the re-emergence of vector-borne diseases. Therefore, continuous surveillance is recommended with regular updates on vector distribution and abundance. specialized Leishmania tropica Phlebotomus Kosovo sandfly BALKANS 052 080 34 4 394-401 2020 0269-283X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078042 10.1111/mve.12451 0269-283X [F B010078042] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078042 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2020/06/010078042.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2020-07-02 2022-04-15 fdi:010078042 fre