Table 5 Foraging ratio (FR) and host preference/feeding index (HFI) of Anopheles mosquitoes in Bure, Ethiopia, from July 2015 to June 2016
Hosts | Vertebrate Host, n (%) | Mosquito species | HBI | BBI | Total FR | HPI human: bovine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HBI | BBI | ||||||
Human | 1435 (48.6) | An. arabiensis | 91.8 | – | 1.88 | – | 1.03 |
Cattle | 1520 (51.4) |  | – | 94.7 | – | 1.84 |  |
Human | 1435 (48.6) | An. funestus | 91.5 | – | 1.88 | – | 1.01 |
Cattle | 1520 (51.4) | – | 95.8 | – | 1.86 | ||
Human | 1435 (48.6) | An. coustani | 88.5 | – | 1.82 | – | 1.03 |
Cattle | 1520 (51.4) | – | 91 | – | 1.77 | ||
Human | 1435 (48.6) | An. squamosus | 72.2 |  | 1.49 | – | 0.81 |
Cattle | 1520 (51.4) | – | 94.4 | – | 1.84 | ||
Human | 1435 (48.6) | An. cinereus | 83.3 | – | 1.71 | – | 1.06 |
Cattle | 1520 (51.4) | – | 83.3 | – | 1.62 | ||