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Table 3 Blood defecation of sandflies maintained at 26°C

From: Sergentomyia schwetzi is not a competent vector for Leishmania donovani and other Leishmania species pathogenic to humans

Day PBM

Sand fly species

Females that finished defecation / Total N (%)

Significance of interspecific difference (Fisher’s exact test)

Females with the PM intact or slightly disintegrated / Females which did not defecate (%)

Females which the PM degraded / Females which did not defecate (%)

Significance of interspecific difference (Fisher’s exact test)

2

S. schwetzi

0/44 (0)

Not computed

44/44 (100)

0/44 (0)

P = 0.075

 

L. longipalpis

0/33 (0)

30/33 (91)

3/33 (9)

3

S. schwetzi

37/58 (64)

P = 1.000

17/21 (81)

4/21 (19)

P = 0.001

 

L. longipalpis

25/38 (66)

3/13 (23)

10/13 (77)

4

S. schwetzi

45/58 (78)

P = 0.007

12/13 (92)

1/13 (8)

Not computed

 

L. longipalpis

41/42 (98)

0/1 (0)

1/1 (100)

5

S. schwetzi

33/34 (97)

P = 1.000

0/1 (0)

1/1 (100)

Not computed

 

L. longipalpis

25/25 (100)

-

-

9

S. schwetzi

72/73 (99)

P = 0.447

1/1 (100)

0/1 (0)

Not computed

 

L. longipalpis

24/25 (96)

0/1 (0)

1/1 (100)