3.2. Leishmania infection rate in the vector
In El Borouj, 1 out of 112 (0.9%) female P. sergenti tested forLeishmania infection was positive for L. tropica using a multiplex qPCR technique. Parasite load was 7 parasites/µg DNA. The female was collected in a house with ACL cases.
L. tropica DNA was not detected in any of the 84 female P. sergenti captured in Sidi Hajjaj.