Table 2 Prevalence and estimated infection rates (EIR) of both Dirofilaria species per 100 mosquito specimens with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the three sampling methods
From: Circulation of Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria immitis in Moldova
Indoor resting mosquito collections | CDC trap | Human landing | |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of pools tested negative (percentage of all tested pools per sampling method) | 57 (69.51) | 111 (66.07) | 70 (72.16) |
No. of pools tested positive for D. repens (percentage of all tested pools per sampling method) | 15 (18.29) | 40 (23.81) | 24 (24.74) |
No. of pools tested positive for D. immitis (percentage of all tested pools per sampling method) | 7 (8.54) | 7 (4.17) | 3 (3.09) |
No. of pools tested positive for both Dirofilaria species (percentage of all tested pools per sampling method) | 3 (3.66) | 10 (5.95) | 0 (0.00) |
EIR for D. repens (95% CI) | 1.33 (0.82–2.05) | 2.98 (2.26–3.86) | 3.03 (2.05–4.35) |
EIR for D. immitis (95% CI) | 0.69 (0.35–1.21) | 0.89 (0.54–1.40) | 0.33 (0.09–0.89) |