Bionomics and vectorial role of anophelines in wetlands along the volcanic chain of Cameroon

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Parous rate and duration of life expectancy of Anopheles species from the different study sites

Volcanic massif	Wetland^a	Species	Dissected	Parous	PR	P ^b	Life span (days)
Mount Cameroon	Tiko	An. melas	99	78	0.79	0.92	12.73
	Tiko	An. coluzzii	337	261	0.77	0.92	11.48
	Meanja	An. funestus (s.s.)	38	21	0.55	0.82	5.02
	Meanja	An. coluzzii	157	72	0.46	0.77	3.86
Kupe Manengouba	Santchou	An. gambiae	116	80	0.69	0.88	8.08
Bamboutos	Ndop	An. ziemanni	181	154	0.85	0.92	12.31
Bamboutos	Ndop	An. gambiae	31	28	0.90	0.97	28.47

^aNo Anopheles dissected in Kumba, Mamfe and Mbaw plain
^bNo statistical difference was observed in the distribution of parity rate between species; however, a significant difference (Chi-square test: P < 0.05) was noted in the An. coluzzii parous rate while comparing Tiko and Meanja sites
Abbreviations: PR parous ratio, P probability of daily survival^.

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