Research Article

Epidemiological Investigation of Canine Leishmaniasis in Southern Morocco

Table 1

Species composition of the sand fly fauna in study area.

ProvinceSpecies composition References

Al HaouzPhlebotomus papatasi [33, 36, 37, 45]
P. sergenti
P. perniciosus*
P. longicuspis
P. alexandri
Sergentomyia fallax
S. minuta
S. dreyfussi

AzilalPhlebotomus papatasi [36, 37, 46]
P. sergenti
P. perniciosus*
P. longicuspis
Sergentomyia fallax
S. minuta

ChichaouaPhlebotomus perniciosus*[34, 36, 37]
P. sergenti
P. longicuspis
P. ariasi
P. papatasi
P. alexandri
P. mariae
Sergentomyia fallax
S. minuta
S. dreyfussi

MarrakechPhlebotomus papatasi [36, 37, 47, 48]
P. sergenti
P. longicuspis
Sergentomyia fallax
S. minuta

As atypical form [36ā€“39].