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Table 1 Identification and characteristics of collecting sites found positive for sand flies in Catania city

From: Persistence of phlebotomine Leishmania vectors in urban sites of Catania (Sicily, Italy)

Site no.

Street/Square

Latitude; Longitude

Altitude (m a.s.l.)

Vegetation

Potential mammal hosts identified1,2

1

Carlo Forlanini

37°30’37”N; 15°04’22”E

66

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

2

Valdisavoia

37°31’05”N; 15°04’09”E

79

++

Dogs, cats, men

3

Chiuse lunghe (North)

37°31’20”N; 15°04’23”E

106

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

4

Chiuse lunghe (South)

37°31’09”N; 15°04’30”E

66

++

Dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, men

5

Largo Taormina

37°31’02”N; 15°04’41”E

55

+

Dogs, cats, men

7

Al Tondo Gioieni

37°31’37”N; 15°05’01”E

90

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

8

Gustavo Vagliasindi

37°31’28”N; 15°05’42”E

52

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

9

Vittorio Veneto

37°31’24”N; 15°05’46”E

48

++

Dogs, cats, men

10

Sassari

37°31’18”N; 15°05’37”E

46

++

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

11

Gabriele D’Annunzio

37°31’01”N; 15°05’23”E

44

+

Dogs, cats, men

12

Sabato Martelli Castaldi

37°30’54”N; 15°03’56”E

74

+++

Dogs, cats, rabbit, sheep, men

13

Masaniello

37°30’15”N; 15°04’03”E

67

+++

Dogs, rodents, men

14

Santa Maria della Catena

37°30’13”N; 15°04’08”E

59

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

15

Amedeo Duca d’Aosta

37°30’18”N; 15°03’38”E

77

+++

Dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, men

16

Palermo

37°29’57”N; 15°03’35”E

53

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

17

Fratelli Bandiera

37°30’06”N; 15°03’09”E

67

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

18

Livenza

37°30’43”N; 15°03’31”E

108

++

Dogs, rodents, men

19

Giuseppe Ballo

37°30’59”N; 15°03’30”E

114

++

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

20

Antonio Merlino

37°31’06”N; 15°03’40”E

98

++

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

21

Edmondo De Amicis

37°31’51”N; 15°06’20”E

38

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

22

Acireale

37°31’32”N; 15°06’36”E

30

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

23

Plutone

37°31’26”N; 15°06’41”E

25

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

24

Derna

37°31’28”N; 15°06’45”E

24

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

26

Borgo

37°31’03”N; 15°04’55”E

51

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

27

Etnea

37°31’22”N; 15°04’56”E

80

-

Dogs, cats, men

28

Guglielmo Oberdan

37°30’53”N; 15°05’20”E

36

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

29

Ramondetta

37°30’56”N; 15°05’38”E

33

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

30

Sabotino

37°30’40”N; 15°05’59”E

28

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

31

Raffineria

37°30’36”N; 15°06’01”E

22

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

33

Bambino

37°30’23”N; 15°04’53”E

50

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

34

Osservatorio

37°30’19”N; 15°04’46”E

52

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

35

Fiorentino

37°30’29”N; 15°04’42”E

46

+

Dogs, cats, rodents,men

36

Zammataro

37°29’49”N; 15°04’24”E

32

-

Rodents, cats, men

37

Ammiraglio Toscano

37°30’48”N; 15°04’10”E

73

+

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

38

Misterbianco

37°30’23”N; 15°05’47”E

23

-

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

39

Antonino Longo

37°30’57”N; 15°04’59”E

45

++

Rodents, cats, men

44

Plebiscito

37°30’11”N; 15°04’38”E

49

+

Rodents, cats, men

45

Etnea

37°30’38”N; 15°04’58”E

39

++

Dogs, cats, rodents, men

46

Salvatore Citelli

37°30’32”N; 15°04’22”E

60

+

Cats, rodents, men

47

Mario Rapisardi

37°30’42”N; 15°04’36”E

52

-

Dogs, cats, men

49

Vittorio Emanuele

37°30’09”N; 15°05’08”E

17

+

Cats, rodents, men

50

Androne

37°30’38”N; 15°04’45”E

49

-

Rodents, men

51

Dante

37°30’13”N; 15°04’42”E

46

-

Cats, rodents, men

  1. (-) Absent or rare; (+) moderate; (++) abundant; (+++) very abundant.
  2. 1Presence of lizards and geckos should also be considered as regards Sergentomyia hosts.
  3. 2The most common rodents in the inspected habitats were Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus and Mus musculus.