Table 1 House-level data considered for the presence or absence of P. argentipes in the study site (Both endemic and non-endemic).

Sandfly collected through CDC light trap

Counts (In each Villages per 10 house)

Floor -

   1. Cemented

0= Cemented (Ref.)

   2. Mud

1= Mud

Wall-

1. Brick with cemented and Plastered

0= Brick with cemented and plastered (Ref.)

2. Brick

1 = Brick

3. Thatched

2 = Thatched

4. Mud and Brick with Mud

3= Mud and Brick with Mud

Roof-

1. Cemented and Asbestos

0= Cemented and Asbestos (Ref.)

2. Tiles and Cuprile

1= Tiles and Cuprile

3. Thatched

2= Thatched

Cattleshed-

1. No cattle Population

0= No cattle Population (Ref.)

2. Separate

1 = Separate

3. Mixed Dwelling

2 = Mixed Dwelling

Cattle population-

1. No cattle Population

0 = No cattle population/Goat (Ref.)

2. Presence of Cattle population

1 = Cow/Buffalo

Area

1. Non-endemic

0 = Non-endemic (Ref.)

2. Endemic

1= Endemic