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Table 1 Characteristics of the studied population: entomological, parasitological and immunological data

From: gSG6-P1 salivary biomarker discriminates micro-geographical heterogeneity of human exposure to Anopheles bites in low and seasonal malaria areas

Villages

Variables

Periods of survey

  

October 2008

January 2009

June 2009

October 2009

January 2010

Agniam (n=41)

An. gambiae Bites/human/night

8.37

0

1.62

12.5

0.5

 

An. gambiae Females/Room/night

41

0.2

7.6

28.4

4.4

 

% P. falciparum prevalence (95% CI)a

12.20 (2.18 ; 22.22)

19.50 (7.38 ; 31.64)

4.90 (-1.77 ; 11.47)

0.00

2.40 (-2.28 ; 7.16)

 

% of immune responders (95% CI)b

80.49 (68.36 ; 92.62)

34.15 (19.63 ; 48.67)

29.27 (15.34 ; 43.2)

82.92 (71.41 ; 94.45)

24.40 (11.25 ; 37.53)

Niandane (n=71)

An. gambiae Bites/human/night

13.87

0.62

1.5

11.12

0

An. gambiae Females/Room/night

11.6

0.6

1.4

9.4

0

% P. falciparum prevalence (95% CI)

21.10 (11.63 ; 30.63)

24.00 (14.01 ; 33.87)

4.20 (-0.45 ; 8.91)

4.20 (-0.45 ; 8.91)

0.00

% of immune responders (95% CI)

54.93 (43.36 ; 66.5)

21.12 (11.63 ; 30.63)

18.30 (9.30 ; 27.30)

33.80 (22.8 ; 44.8)

14.08 (5.99 ; 22.17)

Pendao (n=37)

An. gambiae Bites/human/night

9.25

0.87

3.5

0.87

0.62

An. gambiae Females/Room/night

20.4

0.6

7.6

4.8

0.2

% P. falciparum prevalence (95% CI)

5.40 (-1.88 ; 12.7)

16.20 (4.34 ; 28.1)

2.70 (-2.52 ; 7.92)

0.00

0.00

% of immune responders (95% CI)

37.84 (22.21 ; 53.47)

24.32 (10.5 ; 38.14)

10.81 (0.8 ; 20.82)

32.43 (17.37 ; 47.51)

8.11 (-0.69 ; 16.91)

Guede (n=41)

An. gambiae Bites/human/night

7.12

0

0.25

9.37

1.75

An. gambiae Females/Room/night

9.8

0

3

7.8

3.6

% P. falciparum prevalence (95% CI)

9.75 (0.68 ; 18.84)

31.70 (17.47 ; 45.95)

7.30 (-0.65 ; 15.29)

0.00

4.90 (-1.71 ; 11.47)

% of immune responders (95% CI)

39.02 (24.09 ; 53.95)

7.32 (-0.65 ; 15.29)

21.95 (9.28 ; 34.62)

43.90 (28.71 ; 59.09)

12.19 (2.18 ; 22.22)

Fanaye (n=75)

An. gambiae Bites/human/night

2.75

0

0.75

3.87

0.37

 

An. gambiae Females/Room/night

7.8

1.4

1.2

7.4

1.2

 

% P. falciparum prevalence (95% CI)

16.00 (8.76 ; 25.9)

18.70 (9.85 ; 27.49)

2.70 (-0.98 ; 6.32)

1.30 (-1.26 ; 3.92)

0.00

 

% of immune responders (95% CI)

9.33 (2.75 ; 15.91)

0.00

1.33 (-1.26 ; 3.92)

0.00

1.33 (-1.26 ; 3.92)

  1. n= number of children;
  2. Bites/human/night= number of An. gambiae caught by Human Landing Catches;
  3. Females/Room/Night= number of An. gambiae females caught by Pyrethrum Spray Catches;
  4. a Lower and upper 95% confidence interval of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence.
  5. b Lower and upper 95% confidence interval of Immune responders to gSG6-P1 salivary peptide.