Phlebotomus sergenti (Parrot, 1917) identified as Leishmania killicki host in Ghardaïa, south Algeria.
- S. C. Boubidi, K. Benallal, Z. Harrat
- BiologyMicrobes and infection
- 1 July 2011
First Detection of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Algiers, the Capital City of Algeria
- K. Benallal, R. Garni, L. Bouiba, Z. Harrat
- MedicineJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
- 1 December 2019
This is the first record of this invasive species in Algiers, where residents experienced huge daytime mosquito nuisance an entomological investigation was carried out in July 2016.
Presence of Phlebotomus perniciosus Atypical Form in Algeria
- K. Benallal, Razika Benikhlef, R. Garni, B. Gassen, J. Dedet, Z. Harrat
- Medicine, BiologyJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
- 1 March 2017
This study proved for the first time the presence of atypical form of P. perniciosus in Algeria, previously confused with P. longicuspis.
Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Maghreb region: A systematic review of distribution, morphology, and role in the transmission of the pathogens
- Kamal Eddine Benallal, R. Garni, Z. Harrat, P. Volf, Vit Dvorak
- MedicinePLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
- 1 January 2022
This review has updated and summarized the geographic distribution of 26 species reported so far in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, excluding Mauritania from a detailed analysis due to the unavailability of accurate distribution data.