Phlebotomine sand fly survey in the focus of leishmaniasis in Madrid, Spain (2012–2014): seasonal dynamics, Leishmania infantum infection rates and blood meal preferences

Table 1 Sand fly collections, male rate, density and relative abundance

	Year	2012				2013				2014				Total
	Sand fly species	P. perniciosus	S. minuta	P. sergenti	Total	P. perniciosus	S. minuta	P. papatasi	Total	P. perniciosus	S. minuta	P. papatasi	Total	P. perniciosus	S. minuta	P. sergenti	P. papatasi	Total
Sticky trap	No. of collected sand flies	6053	2772	0	8825	5553	3076	1	8630	6840	4329	1	11,170	18,446	10,177	0	2	28,625
	Male rate (%)	89.98	59.87	0	–	90.96	56.6	100	–	89.77	56.78	0	–	90.2	56.75	0	50	–
	Density (sand flies/m²)	190.1	87.05	0	–	175.72	97.34	0.031	–	220.45	135.96	0.031	–	193.60	106.81	0	0.021	–
Light trap	No. of collected sand flies	8044	446	2	8492	3469	308	0	3777	4037	196	0	4233	15,550	950	2	0	16,502
	Male rate (%)	46.57	68	0	–	60.1	50.32	0	–	57.4	75	0	–	53.13	63.72	0	0	–
	Relative abundance (%)	94.74	5.24	0.02	–	91.85	8.15	0	–	95.37	4.63	0	–	94.21	5.75	0.012	0	–

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