Table 1

Mean number of sandfly species collected by animal baited traps in Dinder National Park (DNP), eastern Sudan during May 2002.

Baited trap

M ± S.E No of female sandflies collected per light trap

P value

P. orientalis

P. rodhaini

S. clydei

S. Schwetzi

S. africana

S. bedfordi

S. antennatus

Control

0.4 ± 0.16

0.1 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.49

3.11 ± 1.16

0.9 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.31

0.1 ± .0.1

0.005

Dog

228.8 ± 53.5

29.7 ± 4.74

99.1 ± 17.16

83.9 ± 12.72

6.4 ± 0.9

14. 3 ± 2.09

1.24 ± 0.71

< 0.001

Mongoose

63.9 ± 12.1

5.88 ± 1.13

21.88 ± 3.98

21.0 ± 12.75

2.75 ± 0.53

12.5 ± 2.19

0.5 ± 0.72

< 0.001

Genet

17.4 ± 3.72

3.2 ± 1.05

8.6 ± 1.9

6.8 ± 1.78

3.7 ± 0.83

0.3 ± 0.21

0.5 ± 0.72

< 0.001

Nile rat

2.6 ± 0.56

1.0 ± 0.33

2.8 ± 0.39

2.5 ± 0.39

11.9 ± 1.8

2.1 ± 1.1

0.7 ± 0.26

< 0.001

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