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This study provides the first molecular survey of\n                    <jats:italic>L. tarentolae<\/jats:italic>\n                    in sand flies across mainland France and Corsica (2023\u20132024), combining morphological and molecular vector identification with PCR-based parasite detection. A total of 2,731 female sand flies were collected, and 412 unfed pools and 132 blood-fed females were analysed.\n                    <jats:italic>Sergentomyia minuta<\/jats:italic>\n                    was the main carrier, with higher infection rates than\n                    <jats:italic>Phlebotomus perniciosus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Among unfed females,\n                    <jats:italic>L. tarentolae<\/jats:italic>\n                    was detected in 56 pools, mainly from Corsica, whereas only two positive pools were found in mainland France. One pool from Montpellier in mainland France was positive for\n                    <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Of the 132 blood-fed females analysed, 24 tested positive for\n                    <jats:italic>L. tarentolae<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Blood-meal analyses revealed multi-host feeding, humans, livestock, hares and first evidence of goat feeding in\n                    <jats:italic>Se. minuta<\/jats:italic>\n                    , indicating flexible feeding behaviour. Co-circulation of\n                    <jats:italic>L. tarentolae<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic>\n                    complicates diagnostics and epidemiology. These findings expand the known range of\n                    <jats:italic>Sauroleishmania<\/jats:italic>\n                    in Western Europe and provide a framework for entomological and eco-epidemiological surveillance. 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