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Table 2 Mortality and competence of Ochlerotatus detritus for DENV

From: Evaluation of the vector competence of a native UK mosquito Ochlerotatus detritus (Aedes detritus) for dengue, chikungunya and West Nile viruses

Species

Condition

No.quitoes fed

Mosquito mortality at 48 h (%)

Mosquito mortality at 17 day (%)

No. of fed mosquitoes positive

Percentage of mosquitoes positivea

Percentage of surviving mosquitoes positiveb

O. detritus

Full rep 1

982

959 (97.7)

982 (100)

0

0

0

Full rep 2

93

90 (96.8)

93 (100)

0

0

0

1/100

102

21 (20.6)

34 (33.3)

0

0

0

Deactivated

89

15 (16.9)

28 (31.5)

0

0

0

Blood only

94

2 (2.1)

17 (18.1)

0

0

0

Ae. aegypti

Full

207

6 (2.9)

25 (12.1)

127

61.4

69.8

  1. aNumber of positive/Total number of mosquitoes at 17 days
  2. bNumber of positive/Number of mosquitoes alive at 17 days