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Table 3 Entomological findings in the southern hamlet of the affected village

From: Intensely clustered outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in a setting of seasonal migration in a village of Bihar, India

Characteristics

n / total

%

P. argentipes density using mouth aspirator

 Households found positive for sandfly

28/ 34

82.4

 Female percentage

14/ 37

37.8

P. argentipes density using CDC light trap

 Households found positive for sandfly

8/ 8

100

 Female percentage

10/ 25

40.0

Cone bio-assay

Mud surface (n = 7 surfaces)

 Knockdown

82/ 136

60.3

 Mortality (24 h)

107/ 136

78.7

Brick surface (n = 3 surfaces)

 Knockdown

30/ 60

50.0

 Mortality (24 h)

37/ 60

61.7

  1. Bioassay control: 0% mortality