Table 2 Blood feeding inhibition induced by BFUs on released Ae. aegypti.
From: New protective battle-dress impregnated against mosquito vector bites
Untreated BFU | Unwashed permethrin-treated BFU | Permethrin-treated BFU washed 10 times | Permethrin-treated BFU washed 20 times | Unwashed KBR-treated BFU | Unwashed PM/KBR-treated BFU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total females caught | 351 | 300 | 260 | 317 | 391 | 404 |
Total females blood fed | 223 | 84 | 90 | 126 | 92 | 61 |
Blood fed females (%) | 63.53 | 28.00 | 34.61 | 39.74 | 23.52 | 15.09 |
95% Confidence limits | 55.50-72.15 | 22.74-34.83 | 27.94-42.27 | 33.36-47.28 | 19.10-28.76 | 11.74-19.38 |
Blood Feeding Inhibition (%) | - | 56.25 | 45.31 | 37.50 | 62.50 | 76.56 |
Relative Risk (RR) | 1 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.37 | 0.23 |
95% Confidence limits | - | 0.35-0.55 | 0.43-0.67 | 0.51-0.75 | 0.29-0.45 | 0.18-0.30 |
p | - | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 |