Abstract
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a re-emerging disease in the Mediterranean area. We report one entomological investigation (May–October 2006) aimed to study the current species composition and seasonality of Phlebotomine sand flies in 10 districts of Albania. Standard blacklight traps (8W UV light manufactured in Onderstepport, SouthAfrica) employed for sampling Culicoides midges in the frame of bluetongue disease surveillance were used for the first time in Albania in Phlebotomine monitoring. A total of 1660 sand flies were collected and five species were identified, Phlebotomus tobbi, Phlebotomus neglectus, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Sergentomyia minutae and Sergentomyia dentate. Among the species, which may act as Leishmania infantum vectors, P. tobbi and P. neglectus were the most abundant.
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