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Table 3 Percentage of P. perniciosus positive traps and its abundance, according to building humidity and temperature

From: Understanding Phlebotomus perniciosus abundance in south-east Spain: assessing the role of environmental and anthropic factors

Variable

Level

No. of traps

% positive traps

95% CI

P-value

Sand fly distribution in positive traps

Mean

Min

25%

Median

75%

100%

P-value

Humidity (%)

19–40

19

84

11–100

0.0014

61

2

9

41

115

203

< 0.0001

41–50

50

72

12–84

 

22

1

3

14

21

214

 

51–60

28

64

13–82

 

27

1

5

8

33

150

 

61–70

33

58

14–74

 

6

1

1

2

9

21

 

71–86

35

34

15–50

 

3

1

1

2

3

10

 

Temperature (°C)

14–20

34

38

10–55

0.0066

8

1

2

5

13

21

0.6247

21–22

19

58

11–80

 

14

1

3

5

13

74

 

23–24

31

58

12–75

 

20

1

5

10

20

150

 

25–26

22

91

13–103

 

16

1

2

6

21

62

 

27–28

23

65

14–85

 

35

1

5

10

31

214

 

29–30

16

56

15–81

 

28

1

1

3

34

112

 

31–33

20

75

16–94

 

50

1

2

11

76

232

 
  1. Abbreviation: 95% CI 95% confidence interval