Table 2 Comparison of oocyst load in 13–15 day post-infected females from the FUMOZ sub-strains
Colony (number of infected mosquitoes dissected) | Average oocyst numbers (range) | Oocyst numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - 10 | 11 - 30 | 31 - 50 | 51 - 100 | ||
FUMOZ (n = 59) | 25 (1–60) | 58% | 10% | 0 | 32% |
FUMOZ-R (n = 64) | 8 (1–15) | 82% | 18% | 0 | 0 |
FUMOZ-BS (n = 65) | 55 (27–83) | 0 | 0 | 38.5% | 61.5% |