Figure 6From: The effect of avian blood on Leishmania development in Phlebotomus duboscqiThe effect of 5% or 100% blood in infective bloodmeals on parasite establishment in the sand fly midgut. P. duboscqi females were infected (106 promastigotes/ml) by feeding on 5% or 100% blood. Sand fly midguts of infected females were investigated microscopically on days 1 and 2 PI, and intensities of infections were classified into three categories: light (< 100 parasites/gut), moderate (100–1000 parasites/gut), or heavy (> 1000 parasites/gut). Numbers above the bars indicate the number of dissected females.Back to article page