| host preference of phlebotomus argentipes and phlebotomus papatasi in different biotopes of west bengal, india. | host preference phlebotomus argentipes and phlebotomus papatasi in different biotopes was investigated in two highly endemic kala-azar districts of west bengal, india for a better understanding of the transmission dynamics. blood meals of 304 p. argentipes and 206 p. papatasi, collected from different biotopes from two kala-azar affected districts in west bengal, were tested against seven different antisera by modified ouchterlony gel diffusion techniques. it appeared that host preference of p. ... | 2005 | 16506438 |