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Table 2 Origin of mosquito bloodmeals in the Senegal River delta

From: Feeding behaviour of potential vectors of West Nile virus in Senegal

  

Vertebrate hosts (%)

 

Mosquito species

Total number of samples

Horse

Cattle

Birds

Human

Cattle, Sheep

Human, Cattle

Human, Horse

Not identified blood meals (%)

Cx. neavei

14

1(7.1)

2(14.3)

4(28.6)

3(21.4)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

4(28.6)

Cx. tritaeniorhynchus

28

10(35.7)

4(14.3)

1(3.6)

5(17.8)

2(7.1)

1(3.6)

1(3.6)

4(14.3)

  1. The results are presented for Culex neavei and Cx. tritaeniorhynchus captured in CO2-baited CDC traps (percentage in brackets).