Table 6 Promastigote natural infection in Ph. wui sand flies in desert areas with vegetation of P. diversifolia and T. taklamakanensis in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia
Year | Survey sites (county) | No. dissected | No. infected (%) | Distribution of promastigotes in sand flies | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proboscis | Pharynx | Esophagus | Proventriculus | Midgut | Hindgut | Reference | ||||
1964 | Alar, Xinjiang | 300 | 17(5.7) | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 5 | [40] |
1972 | Eji’naqi, Inner Mongolia | 1,998 | 34(1.7) | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 2 | [43] |
1977 | Bachu, Xinjiang | 453 | 4(0.9) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | [45] |
2007 | Minfeng, Xinjiang | 523 | 2(0.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | [46] |