Detection of Thelazia callipaeda in Phortica variegata and spread of canine thelaziosis to new areas in Spain

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Density of Phortica spp. captured (n = 395) in 2017 at Site 1 (La Vera) and climate variables

Month	Microclimate variables		Macroclimate variables					Fly density (flies captured per h)
	T_set	RH_set	T_max daily	T_min daily	T_mean daily	T_mean monthly	Rainfall monthly (mm)	Males	Females
May 2017	32.9	24.3	32.0	17.0	24.5	19.8	16.4	11	0.5
June 2017	33.8	28.8	35.7	21.0	28.4	25.7	12.8	33	0
July 2017	33.6	24.1	35.0	18.0	26.5	26.6	38.0	113.3	3.3
August 2017	26.7	43	27.9	13.6	20.8	27.2	48.0	92	3
September 2017	32.8	29.8	31.4	17.0	24.2	23.1	0	84	8

Abbreviations: T temperature (°C), RH relative humidity (%), T_set Temperature recorded at the time of capture, RH_set relative humidity recorded at the time of capture, T_max maximum temperature, T_min minimum temperature, T_mean mean temperature

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