Monthly fluctuations of the (infected) sandflies and seasonal parameters (March 2017—February 2018).

(A) total number of sandflies caught per month. (B) the mean kDNA prevalence (%) among tested female sandflies per month with standard errors on the left axis (line plot) and the number of positive sandflies per month on the right axis (bar plot). (C) The mean monthly % RH (left axis) and temperature (°C, right axis) and according standard errors are respectively shown by a blue triangle and red circle line. The months when there was rainfall during the time of sandfly collection are depicted with grey background.