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Table 1 Results of kDNA detection by PCR in pools of salivary glands and intestines of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato collected from dogs in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in the Federal District, Brazil, 2011

From: Successful isolation of Leishmania infantum from Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from naturally infected dogs

 

kDNA PCR

Samples

Positive/Examined pools

Positivity (%)

Salivary glands (n = 44)

  

 Females

7/21

33.3

 Males

5/20

25.0

 Nymphs

1/3

33.3

Subtotal

13/44

29.5

Intestines (n = 44)

  

 Females

6/21

28,6

 Males

5/20

25.0

 Nymphs

1/3

33.3

Subtotal

12/44

27.3

Total

25/88

28,4