Table 2 Comparison of blood feeding, and oocyst and sporozoite infection, for An. sinensis and An. anthropophagus
From: Susceptibility of Anopheles sinensis to Plasmodium vivax in malarial outbreak areas of central China
Species | % of feeds infecting mosquitoes | % of mosquitoes that fed on all infectious patients that developed parasite infection | Mean number of oocysts per positive mosquito | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (Positive feeds/total feeds) | (Positive mosquitoes/total mosquitoes) | Â | ||
Days post-feeding | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
An. sinensis (Lab) | 72.5 (103/142) | 28.9 (41/142) | 45.7 (15536/340) | 11.1 (135/1216) | 45.7 (15536/340) |
An. sinensis (F1) | 80.0 (8/10) | 30.0 (3/10) | 13.4 (281/21) | 20.0 (9/45) | 13.4 (281/21) |
An. anthropophagus (Lab) | 67.6 (96/142) | 26.8 (38/142) | 21.0 (6437/306) | 11.84 (96/811) | 21.0 (6437/306) |