Table 2. Leishmania promastigote infection in female sand flies.
Species | No. of dissected Females | No. of females infected by L. infantum (%) | No. of females infected by L. tarentolae (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Ph. duboscqi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ph. rodhaini | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Se. schwetzi | 253 | 2 (0.79) | 0 |
Se. antennata | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Se. Dubia | 246 | 1 (0.40) | 1 (0.40) |
Se. Magna | 58 | 0 | 0 |
Se. Clydei | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Se. adleri | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Se. buxtoni | 23 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 612 | 3 (0.49) | 1 (0.16) |
Notes: Dissections were made only in 2008 and 2009. The Se. dubia infected with L. infantum, one of the Se. schwetzi infected with L. infantum and the Se. dubia infected with L. tarentolae were caught in 2008; The other Se. schwetzi infected with L. infantum was caught in 2009