Figure 1From: The development of Leishmania turanica in sand flies and competition with L. majorInfection rates of Leishmania turanica in Phlebotomus papatasi, P. arabicus and P. sergenti . Infection rates were examined 2 to 12 days after the infective bloodmeal. Intensity of infection is categorized as: light, less than 100; moderate, 100 to 1000 and heavy, more than 1000 parasites per gut. The number of dissected sand flies is indicated above the bars.Back to article page