[Ecology of leishmaniasis in south France. 17. Sampling of Phlebotomus by the method of adhesive traps. Comparison with the technic of capture on human bait].

In the analysis of the ecology of foci of leishmaniasis in the South of France, a comparison was made of two methods of sampling the vector: the technique of oiled paper traps and of hand-catching off human bait. The techniques, used in parallel in a rural site (Cévennes) and in an urban site (built up areas in Marseilles) gave comparable results. In the Cévennes focus of visceral leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus ariasi Tonnoir, 1921 is the dominant sandfly; in the urban focus, it is replaced by Phlebotomus perniciosus Newstead, 1911. The analysis of captures shows that, in the South of France, in general, the method of sampling by oiled papers can be used instead of man-biting catches. The former method is easier and permits work over a wide area at many places simultaneously.