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Table 2 Summary of Plasmodium spp. infections in Anopheles dirus

From: Humans frequently exposed to a range of non-human primate malaria parasite species through the bites of Anopheles dirus mosquitoes in South-central Vietnam

Infection

Plasmodium spp.

No. of mosquitoes infected

Single (53)

Pf

4

 

Pv

27

 

Pk

4

 

Pct

7

 

Pcy

6

 

Pin

5

Double (19)

Pf, Pv

3

 

Pf, Pin

1

 

Pv, Pk

7

 

Pv, Pcy

3

 

Pv, Pin

3

 

Pk, Pin

2

Triple (6)

Pf, Pv, Pin

1

 

Pv, Pk, Pcy

1

 

Pv, Pk, Pin

2

 

Pv, Pct, Pin

1

 

Pk, Pct, Pin

1

Quadruple

Pv, Pct, Pcy, Pin

1

No. of PCR-positive

79

No. of PCR-negative

4

Total no. of examined sporozoite-positive

83

  1. Pf = P. falciparum, Pv = P. vivax, Pk = P. knowlesi, Pct = P. coatneyi, Pcy = P. cynomolgi, Pin = P. inui