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. 2017 Aug 24;12(8):e0179052. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179052

Table 4. Frequencies of Leishmania-infected sandflies and their respective vertebrate blood sources in the municipality of Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil (March 2013—February 2015).

Lutzomyia species Leishmania species and blood sources
L. infantum L. braziliensis L. infantum/
L. braziliensis
L. shawi L. mexicana L. guyanensis L. amazonensis L. lainsoni or naiffi Leishmania sp.
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Urban area
Lu. longipalpis 5(35.7); dog 1(100); dog 1(20); dog 1(100); dog 1(100); human/chicken 1(100); rodent 1(100); dog 1(100); rodent
1(7.1); rodent 2(20); dog/rodent 1(50); rodent/chicken
1(7.1); chicken 1(20); rodent/chicken
2(14.2); human
1(7.1); dog/rodent
2(14.3); rodent/chicken
1(7.1); rodent/pig
Total 14 1 4 1 1 0 1 1 2
Rural area
Lu. longipalpis 4(25.0); dog 1(50); human 1(50); dog 1(50); dog 1(50); chicken
14(25.0); chicken 1(50); rodent
1(6.3); human
2(12.5); dog/rodent
1(6.3); chicken/human
Lu. whitmani 1(6.3); dog/rodent 1(50); dog
1(6.3); dog/chicken
Lu. termitophila 1(6.3); dog 1(50); others
Lu. trinidadensis 1(50); human
Total 16 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0