Table 1: Sandfly Trapping and Identification

Trapping Region Species Gender No. Sandflies No. Pools
Larbaa Nath Iraten Phlebotomus longicuspis M 17 1
F 48 2
Phlebotomus papatasi M 1 1*
F 6 2
Phlebotomus perfiliewi M 4 1
F 0 0
Phlebotomus perniciosus M 261 9
F 120 4
Phlebotomus sergenti M 7 1
F 5 1
Sergentomyia minuta M 0 0
F 2 1
TOTAL Larba Nath Iraten 471 23
Bou Ismail Phlebotomus longicuspis M 84 4
F 149 6**
Phlebotomus papatasi M 21 1
F 25 1
Phlebotomus perniciosus M 6 1
F 7 1
Sergentomyia minuta M 18 2
F 2 1
TOTAL Bou Ismail 314 17
TOTAL 785 40

*Indicates the number of pools tested positive for phlebovirus RNA by PCR (1* Corresponds to 1 positive pool,

** Corresponds to 2 positive pools).