Table 4. Leishmania infantum-positive females and physiological status.
Details of positive females by PCR amplification according to the year and the physiological status.
| Year | Species | Unfed females | Blood-fed females | Gravid females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | Pi | T | Pi | T | Pi | ||
| 2007 | Se. schwetzi | 220 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| Se. dubia | 142 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 1 | |
| Se. magna | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Se. schwetzi | 139 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Se. dubia | 97 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Se. magna | 56 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Se. schwetzi | 151 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
| Se. dubia | 85 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Se. magna | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Se. schwetzi | 111 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Se. dubia | 104 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |
| Se. magna | 45 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
T = total; Pi: number of females showing a PCR-band pattern equal to L. infantum.