Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Indoor and outdoor resting densities of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes collected in Kilifi, Kisumu and Nairobi using Prokopack aspirators from October 2014-June 2016

From: Dengue and yellow fever virus vectors: seasonal abundance, diversity and resting preferences in three Kenyan cities

			Female		Male		Total^a
Area	Location	Positive houses^b	No. collected	Resting density^c	No. collected	Resting density^c	No. collected	Resting density^c
Kilifi	Indoor^d	3.3 (0.01–0.08*) (n = 5)	5	5	0	0	5	5
Kilifi	Outdoor^e	5.3 (0.03–0.11*) (n = 8)	7	4	4	2	11	6
Kisumu	Indoor	1.3 (0.002–0.05*) (n = 2)	1	1	1	1	2	2
Kisumu	Outdoor	14.0 (0.09–0.21*) (n = 21)	14	7	28	14	42	21
Nairobi	Indoor	0 (0.0–0.03*) (n = 0)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nairobi	Outdoor	6.0 (0.03–0.11*) (n = 9)	5	3	8	4	13	7

^aTotal males and females Ae. aegypti collected
^b% Positive houses (95% confidence interval) (n, number of positive houses)
^cResting density = No. collected/No. of collectors
^dIndoors: sitting room, bedroom and kitchen
^eOutdoor: nearby vegetation and outside walls
*P < 0.0001

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