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Table 7 Seasonal variation of EIR by locality and area in rural (Sonsoro) and urban (Gansosso) Kandi from May 2012 to April 2013

From: Evidence for perennial malaria in rural and urban areas under the Sudanian climate of Kandi, Northeastern Benin

Locations

Parameters

Wet season

Dry season

Total

  

(May-12 to October-12)

(November-12 to April-13)

Rural Kandi (Sonsoro)

N vectors

618

10

628

Man night

24

32

56

HBR/night

25.75

0.31

11.21

HBR/period

4635

56.25

4035.60

S (%)

2.95

10

3.24

EIR/period

136.73 a

5.63 b

130.75 x

Urban Kandi (Gansosso)

N vectors

36

3

39

Man night

24

32

56

HBR/night

1.5

0.09

0.70

HBR/period

270

16.88

252

S (%)

2.78

0

2.56

EIR/period

7.51 a

0 a

6.45 y

  1. S: sporozoitic index in %.
  2. HBR: Human Biting Rate.
  3. EIR: Entomological Inoculating Rate.
  4. CI: confidence interval.
  5. a,b,x,yValues with the same superscript do not differ significantly.