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Table 2 Three- and ten-day survival analysis of mosquitoes feeding upon control and implanted calves throughout the study period

From: Targeting cattle for malaria elimination: marked reduction of Anopheles arabiensis survival for over six months using a slow-release ivermectin implant formulation

  

Pre-implant

2 weeks

12 weeks

24 weeks

36 weeks

44 weeks

Mean

3-day survival (proportion)

Control

0.93

0.95

0.89

0.91

0.81

0.91

0.90

Implant

0.95

0.55

0.39

0.52

0.74

0.87

0.67

Difference

+0.02 (1%)

-0.40 (42%)

-0.50 (56%)

-0.39 (42%)

-0.07 (8%)

-0.05 (4%)

-0.23 (25%)

10-day survival (proportion)

Control

0.48

0.7

0.51

0.36

0.42

0.79

0.54

Implant

0.725

0.11

0

0.015

0.245

0.69

0.30

Difference

+0.25 (51%)

-0.59 (84%)

-0.51 (100%)

-0.34 (95%)

-0.17 (41%)

-0.1 (12%)

-0.25 (46%)