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Table 2 Prevalence of the vector species in the three regions between the two seasons

From: A cross-sectional study of Simulium damnosum sensu lato breeding sites and species distribution in Sudan savanna, mixed savanna–forest and rainforest regions in Cameroon

Species

Prevalence (%) in each region per season

Southwest

Northwest

North

DS (n = 449)

RS (n = 85)

DS (n = 158)

RS (n = 39)

DS (n = 68)

RS (n = 103)

S. squamosum

58.8

58.8

69.6

100.0

0.0

2.9

S. mengense

28.7

22.4

30.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

S. soubrense Beffa

12.0

16.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

S. yahense

0.2

2.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

S. damnosum s.s.

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

76.5

76.7

S. sirbanum

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

23.5

5.8

S. damn/sirb

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

14.6

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

  1. DS: dry season, RS: rainy season, S. damn/sirb: Simulium damnosum/sirbanum