Srinivasan, RPanicker, K N2009-05-272009-05-271992-09-01Srinivasan R, Panicker KN. Identification of bloodmeals of phlebotomine sandflies using the agarose gel diffusion method. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1992 Sep; 23(3): 486-8http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/35592The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.The source of blood meal of wild caught Phlebotomid sandflies collected in areas around Pondicherry was identified using an agarose gel diffusion method. A total of 497 blood samples obtained from freshly engorged Phlebotomid sandflies were tested. Of these 66.8% were positive to human antisera, 29.2% to bovine antisera and the remaining 4.0% to avain antisera. The human blood indices of P. papatasi and P. argentipes were 0.91 and 0.04, respectively.engAnimalsBirdsBloodCattleFeeding Behavior --physiologyHumansImmunodiffusionIndiaInsect Vectors --physiologyPhlebotomus --physiologyJournal Article