Xenomonitoring Results for P. argentipes Sandflies in Villages with Varying VL Endemicity

Xenomonitoring results of female Phlebotomus argentipes sandflies collected in villages with different levels of Visceral Leishmaniasis endemicity. The dataset was authored by Megha Raj Banjara and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze sandfly infection rates based on village-level VL endemicity mentioned in the description
• Model vector distribution patterns based on collection location data implied by the title
• Compare parasite prevalence in sandfly populations across different endemic settings

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed (CC-BY-4.0).
• File size is 5.5 KB, indicating a focused and manageable dataset.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Megha Raj Banjara

Collection Method

Xenomonitoring of collected female P. argentipes sandflies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:43:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Villages with different levels of VL endemicity.