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The sand fly population was monitored using Centers for Disease Control light traps monthly throughout 1\u2003year in the domestic and sylvatic habitats and for 3\u2003months in all inhabited houses.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Temporal variation followed the yearly bimodal pattern of precipitation with the highest population densities in April and December. Infection with flagellates suggestive of <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> spp. was detected in 0.01% of 10\u2003026 dissected females of <jats:italic>L. pseudolongipalpis<\/jats:italic>, which proved to be highly endophilic. Prevalence of <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> infection in people, as measured by the leishmanin skin test, was correlated with distance of the houses from the woodland and with sand fly abundance. A logistic regression model showed that for people who live in the village, the proximity to the woodland (linear) should be considered a risk factor for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> infection (binary) (<jats:italic>z<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u2003\u22122.02, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u20030.04, OR\u2003=\u20030.98, 95% CI\u2003=\u20030.97\u20130.99). This was consistent with the association between the proportion of VL infection and the log of sand fly abundance, which was negatively correlated with distance from the woodland.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\u2002<\/jats:bold> We discuss strategies that might be useful in controlling VL transmission in this endemic focus.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-3156.2006.01747.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2006,10,17]],"date-time":"2006-10-17T07:13:25Z","timestamp":1161069205000},"page":"1785-1791","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":45,"title":["<i>Leishmania<\/i> and sand flies: proximity to woodland as a risk factor for infection in a rural focus of visceral leishmaniasis in west central Venezuela"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"M. 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