Table 1 Females of Simulium turgaicum complex captured in Aras River Basin, Iran, and tested for Dirofilaria spp. infection
Village | Ecotope (n) | No. of collected specimens | No. of specimens used for filer detection (%) | No. of infected (%) | Dirofilaria species | GenBank ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deim-Qarloujeh | Irrigation canals in rural areas (n = 513) | 513 | 220 (43) | 1 (0.45) | D. repens | MT052019 |
Gholibaiglou | Lands along the Aras River (n = 57), rice and alfalfa fields (n = 43) | 100 | 40 (40) | – | – | – |
Gungormaz | Lands along the Aras River (n = 75), humans and animals outdoors (n = 105) | 180 | 60 (33) | 1 (1.67) | D. immitis | MT052020 |
Hamrahlou | Lands along the Aras River (n = 178), humans and animals outdoors (n = 142) | 320 | 100 (31) | – | – | – |
Hasanlou | Lands along the Aras River (n = 18), rice and alfalfa fields (n = 7) | 25 | 10 (40) | – | – | – |
Khetay | Humans and animals outdoors (n = 396) | 396 | 110 (28) | 1 (0.91) | D. immitis | MT052023 |
Khomarlou | Lands along the Aras River (n = 142) | 142 | 50 (35) | 1 (2) | D. immitis | MT052018 |
Larijan | Lands along the Aras River (n = 72), humans and animals outdoors (n = 33) | 105 | 50 (48) | 1 (2) | D. immitis | MT052021 |
Parvizkhanlou | Alfalfa field (n = 42) | 42 | 30 (71) | – | – | – |
Qarloujeh | Rice and alfalfa fields (n = 453), humans and animals outdoors (n = 478) | 931 | 290 (31) | 1 (0.34) | D. immitis | MT052022 |
Total | 2754 | 960 (35) | 6 (0.625) | – | – | |