Table 4.
Origin of blood meal for sand flies collected at four municipalities in Córdoba (Spain) between June and November 2023.
| Sampling municipality | N° blood-engorged | Host-amplification (%) | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Equus caballus | Dromaius novaehollandiae | Felis catus | Homo sapiens | Lepus granatensis | Rattus rattus | Undetermined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar de la Frontera | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Córdoba | 49 | 38 (77.5) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fernán Núñez | 112 | 94 (83.9) | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Montalbán de Córdoba | 171 | 81 (47.3) | 33 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 338 | 216 (63.9) | 163 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
1 All blood-engorged stages (scale I - VI) are included.
2 Include samples that could not be identified to species level due to the poor sequence quality or insufficient sequence length.