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Table 2 Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite rate in An. funestus s.l. collected in the Gembe East area in western Kenya, Sept–Oct 2010

From: Reconsideration of Anopheles rivulorum as a vector of Plasmodium falciparum in western Kenya: some evidence from biting time, blood preference, sporozoite positive rate, and pyrethroid resistance

Species

No. of females used

No. of P. falciparum positive (ELISA)

No. of P . falciparum positive (PCR)

% positive

An. funestus s.s.

250

5

2

0.80

An. rivulorum

284

5

2

0.70