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Table 4 Mammalian hosts of floodwater mosquitoes identified by blood meal analysis

From: The transmission ecology of Tahyna orthobunyavirus in Austria as revealed by longitudinal mosquito sampling and blood meal analysis in floodplain habitats

Host

Ae. vexans

Oc. sticticus

Totala

Cervus elaphus

62

30c,d

92

Capreolus capreolus

36b

10c

46

Sus scrofa

20b

27

47

Homo sapiens

1

5d

6

Lepus europaeus

4

0

4

Bos taurus

2

0

2

Castor fiber

0

2

2

Equus caballus

1

0

1

Felis catus

1

0

1

Meles meles

1

0

1

Totala

128

74

202

S

9

6

11

Sboot (SE)

10.6 (1.0)

6.8 (0.7)

13.2 (1.3)

H′

1.32

1.28

1.39

J′

0.60

0.72

0.77

  1. aTotals exclude 12 blood meals from five additional mosquito species
  2. bIncludes two mixed blood meals
  3. cIncludes one mixed blood meal
  4. dIncludes one mixed blood meal