Table 1.
Sampled sand flies in the Valsamoggia municipality (Bologna province, north-eastern Italy), July-September 2016.
| Date | N | Tested in Pool | Individually-Tested | pw/pe | Leish-Pos Pools/Total Pools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-07-16 | 2728 | 1000 | 209 | 95/5 | 1/10 |
| 11-08-16 | 431 | 300 | 57 | 16/2 | 3/3 |
| 18-08-16 | 821 | 500 | 80 | 101/4 | 5/5 |
| 31-08-16 | 1084 | 500 | 176 | 100/3 | 5/5 |
| 14-09-16 | 1050 | 700 | 80 | 101/1 | 6/7 |
| 6114 | 4030 | 602 | 413 (96.5%)/15 (3.5%) | 20/30 |
N, number of collected specimens; Tested in pool, specimens employed for diagnostic PCR; Individually-Tested, specimens employed for morphological identification, or dissection, or Leishmania quantifications; pw/pe, P. perfiliewi/P. perniciosus; Leish-pos pools/total pools, female pools resulted Leishmania positive on tested pools.