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Table 2 Mortality and knockdown time of An. funestus and An. gambiae from Obout (Cameroon) after 1 h exposure to pyrethroids

From: Elevated Plasmodium infection rates and high pyrethroid resistance in major malaria vectors in a forested area of Cameroon highlight challenges of malaria control

Year

Species/strain

Insecticide

n

kdt50 (min) (IC95)

kdt95 (min) (IC95)

Mortality (%)

Status

2015

Kisumu

Perm. 0.75%

120

21.2 (16.1–25)

40 (33.88–55.5)

100

S

  

Delta. 0.05%

100

18.1 (17.6–18.9)

24.9 (23.4–27.4)

100

S

 

An. funestus

Perm. 0.75%

152

17.2 (16.8–17.7)

22.4 (21.4–23.8)

94.74a

PR

  

Delta. 0.05%

101

26.6 (18.2–39.9)

55.2 (37.7–214.7)

76.24b

R

 

An. gambiae

Perm. 0.75%

153

> 60

>> 60

36.6c

R

  

Delta. 0.05%

124

38.3 (35–41)

>> 60

56.45e

R

2016

Kisumu

Perm. 0.75%

167

21.12 (16.1–24.6)

40.3 (33.88–55.5)

100

S

  

Delta. 0.05%

159

18 (17.6–18.9)

24.9 (23.4–27.4)

100

S

 

An. funestus

Perm. 0.75%

510

29.41 (22.52–38.4)

41.61 (32.15–52.86)

94.12a

PR

  

Delta. 0.05%

573

39.62 (20.6–54.19)

55.19 (44.89–90.19)

70.54b

R

 

An. gambiae

Perm. 0.75%

202

> 60

>> 60

6.00d

R

  

Delta. 0.05%

343

> 60

>> 60

18.65f

R

  1. a-f For An. funestus and An. gambiae mortality rates for the same insecticide followed by different letters were significantly different between the two years (Fisher's exact test). All significant differences were at P < 0.0001.
  2. Abbreviations: kdt, Knockdown time; R, resistant; S, susceptible; PR, probably resistant; Perm., permethrin; Delta., deltamethrin.