Remote sensing, land cover changes, and vector-borne diseases: Use of high spatial resolution satellite imagery to map the risk of occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghardaia, Algeria

摘要

Ghardaia, central Algeria, experienced a major outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in 2005. Two Leishmania species occur in this region: Leishmania major (MON-25) and Leishmania killicki (MON-301). The two species are transmitted respectively by the sandflies Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus sergenti and probably involve rodent reservoirs with different ecologies, suggesting distinct epidemiological patterns and distribution areas.