Table 1 Potential breeding sites of phlebotomine sand flies examined and found to be positive
Ecosystem | Tropical dry forest | Tropical humid forest | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region, department | Caribbean, Sucre | Andean, Antioquia | Caribbean, Chocó | ||||||||||||
Locality | Sincelejo | Natural reserve Coraza | Natural reserve Río Claro | Natural reserve El Aguacate | Total | ||||||||||
Natural breeding site | NBE | NB + | NIM | NBE | NB + | NIM | NBE | NB + | NIM | NBE | NB + | NIM | NBE (%) | NB + (%) | NIM (%) |
1. Tabular roots | - | - | - | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 33 | 65 (40.6) | 8 (21) | 51 (35.9) |
2. Base of tree | 27 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 (21.2) | 11 (29) | 35 (24.6) |
3. Tree hole | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | 14 (8.7) | 6 (15.7) | 20 (14.1) |
4. Bark of tree* | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 (6.8) | 3 (7.8) | 11 (7.7) |
5. Leaf litter | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 (3.7) | 5 (13.1) | 11 (7.7) |
6. Termite mound | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 (1.8) | 1 (2.6) | 6 (4.2) |
7. Trunk of tree | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 (3.7) | 3 (7.8) | 5 (3.5) |
8. Cave | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 (2.5) | 1 (2.6) | 3 (2.11) |
9. Animal burrow | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 8 (5.0) | - | - |
10. Axils of palms | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 (1.2) | - | - |
11. Pig sties and chicken houses | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 (1.8) | - | - |
Total | 56 | 16 | 48 | 50 | 16 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 33 | 160 (100) | 38 (100) | 142 (100) |
106NBE/32NB+/92INM | 54NBE/6NB+/50INM | ||||||||||||||