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Table 1 Summary of vector densities and parasite prevalence by valley shape and season

From: Topography as a modifier of breeding habitats and concurrent vulnerability to malaria risk in the western Kenya highlands

Valley shape

U-shaped valleys

V-shaped valleys

Season

Rainy

Dry

Rainy

Dry

Larvae density/dip

    

   An. gambiae s.l

1.66

1.89

1.19

0.89

   An. funestus

2.19

4.39

2.54

4.11

Adults vectors density/house

    

   An. gambiae s.l

0.77

0.46

0.08

0.38

   An. funestus

0.19

0.17

0.01

0.02

Parasite prevalence (%)

17.15

14.55

1.20

7.48