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Table 4 Blood meal origins of Anopheles mosquitoes collected using CDC light trap and PSC

From: Species composition, blood meal hosts and Plasmodium infection rates of Anopheles mosquitoes in Ghibe River Basin, southwestern Ethiopia

Study site and species CDC indoor CDC outdoor PSC
n HBI (%) BBI (%) Mixed (%) Un (%) n HBI (%) BBI (%) Mixed (%) Un (%) n HBI (%) BBI (%) Mixed (%) Un (%)
Ghibe
 An. gambiae (s.l.) 113 58.0 14.0 4.4 23.0 76 16.0 47.0 1.3 35.5 20 75.0 10.0 5.0 10.0
 An. pretoriensis 3 – 67.0 – 33.0 29 – 97.0 – 3.5 – – – – –
 An. coustani 3 33.0 67.0 – – 52 – 98.0 – 1.9 – – – – –
 An. demeilloni 4 – 100 – – 9 – 78.0 11.1 11.1 – – – – –
 An. christyi – – – – – 13 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. rupicolus 1 – 100 – – 12 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. pharoensis 1 – 100 – – 6 – 83.0 – 16.7 – – – – –
 An. tenebrosus – – – – – 9 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. ardensis – – – – – 1 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. natalensis – – – – – 1 – 100 – – – – – – –
Darge
 An. gambiae (s.l.) 21 14.0 57.0 – 28.6 8 13.0 50.0 – 37.5 – – – – –
 An. pretoriensis 1 – 100 – – 2 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. coustani 2 50.0 – – 50.0 12 – 92.0 – 8.3 – – – – –
 An. demeilloni 3 – 100 – – 1 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. christyi – – – – – 1 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. rupicolus 1 – 100 – – 8 – 100 – – – – – – –
 An. rivulorum 1 – 100 – – – – – – – – – – – –
 An. nili – – – – – 3 33.0 67.0 – – – – – – –
  1. Abbreviations: PSC, pyrethrum spray sheet collection; n, number tested; HBI, human blood index; BBI, bovine blood index; Mixed, human and cattle mixed blood index; Un, unidentified blood meal
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