Table 3 Xenopsylla cheopis mass transmission summary
Days PI | No. of fleas fed | % infected | CFU/infected flea | No. of fleas blocked | CFU transmitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X. cheopis infected with KIM6+ mass transmission summary | |||||
 Experiment 1 (1.10 × 109 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 80 | 1.20E+05 | – | – |
  7 | 80 | 95 | 6.85E+05 | 8 | 607 |
  14 | 88 | 100 | 7.81E+05 | 13 | 710 |
 Experiment 2 (2.46 ×109 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 100 | 2.19E+05 | – | – |
  7 | 206 | 95 | 6.35E+05 | 11 | 10,749 |
  14 | 120 | 95 | 4.50E+05 | 7 | 1942 |
 Experiment 3 (6.70 × 108 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 100 | 1.08E+05 | – | – |
  7 | 206 | 100 | 2.82E+05 | 7 | 12,957 |
  14 | 120 | 90 | 2.69E+05 | 7 | 620 |
X. cheopis infected with CO92 mass transmission summary | |||||
 Experiment 1 (1.03 × 109 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 100 | 2.76E+03 | – | – |
  7 | 132 | 90 | 1.11E+05 | 27 | 2583 |
  14 | 65 | 95 | 3.46E+05 | 27 | 2353 |
 Experiment 2 (2.27 × 109 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 100 | 8.87E+04 | – | – |
  7 | 183 | 95 | 2.62E+05 | 13 | 1714 |
  14 | 81 | 100 | 3.37E+05 | 15 | 405 |
X. cheopis infected with CO92gly mass transmission summary | |||||
 Experiment 1 (2.06 × 109 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 95 | 2.51E+04 | – | – |
  7 | 103 | 85 | 4.04E+05 | 12 | 143 |
  14 | 52 | 85 | 1.81E+05 | 9 | 177 |
 Experiment 2 (1.45 × 109 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 65 | 1.19E+04 | – | – |
  7 | 92 | 90 | 7.14E+05 | 5 | 2233 |
  14 | 54 | 75 | 8.94E+04 | 7 | 7 |
 Experiment 3 (6.70 × 108 CFU/ml blood) | |||||
  0 | – | 95 | 7.00E+04 | – | – |
  7 | 88 | 75 | 7.32E+05 | 4 | 5 |
  14 | 55 | 85 | 9.45E+05 | 5 | 961 |