Table 1 Female phlebotomine sand flies collected from human habitations in each of the three outbreak communities of Ho District, Ghana
Species (subgenus) | Sand fly collection location [n (%)] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Taviefe | Klefe | Hlefi | ||
Sergentomyia africana africana | 40 (3.8) | 70 (6.7) | 195 (18.6) | 305 (29.0) |
Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) ingrami | 56 (5.3) | 120 (11.4) | 80 (7.6) | 256 (24.4) |
Sergentomyia (Sintonius) clydei | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) buxtoni | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) simillima | 31 (2.9) | 140 (13.3) | 55 (5.2) | 226 (21.5) |
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) schwetzi | 7 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.7) |
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) hamoni | 2 (0.2) | 50 (4.8) | 4 (0.4) | 56 (5.3) |
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) distinct | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) dissimillima | 16 (1.5) | 134 (12.7) | 48 (4.6) | 198 (18.8) |
Total | 145 (13.8) | 515 (49.0) | 391 (37.2) | 1051 (100) |