Table 3.
Life expectancy and susceptibility to infection with Leishmania infantum of Lutzomyia longipalpis, Pintomyia fischeri, and Migonemyia migonei under laboratory conditions.
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| Survival of the population | Infection susceptibility to Leishmania infantum
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Microscopic observation |
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| Life expectancy after blood meal on dog | Life expectancy after completing gonotrophic cycle | Females examined (n) | Infection rate (%) after blood digestion | Engorged females | Infected females | Infection rate (%) | |
| Lu. longipalpis (n = 170) | 6.6 | 2.4 | 36 | 31 (85.7) | 164 | 16 | 9.8 |
| Mg. migonei (n = 45) | 5.5 | 1.9 | 32 | 14 (43.7) | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Pi. fischeri (n = 263) | 5.5 | 1.7 | 45 | 11 (24.4) | 220 | 9 | 4.1 |
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