| distribution of sand flies in el-nekheil province, in al-madinah al-munawwarah region, western of saudi arabia. | an entomological survey for sand flies was conducted at an area of cutaneous leishmaniasis--el-nekheil in northeast al-madinah al-munawwarah, saudi arabia. standardized sampling with centers for disease control (cdc) light traps and sticky traps was employed to determine monthly trends in species composition, density, sex ratio, and reproductive status and leishmania infection rate of vector sand flies. a total of 621 sand flies were collected from march 2006 to november 2007. six species repres ... | 2008 | 18350318 |