Table 1 Anopheles species by their physiological status and infection rate
Anopheles mosquito species | Infecting Plasmodium species | Number of mosquitoes exposed | Number of fed mosquitoes (%) | Number of mosquitoes surviving and subsequently dissected (%) | Infection rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An. gambiae s.l | P. vivax | 1775 | 723 (40.7%) | 229 (31.7%) | 188 (82%) |
P. falciparum | 810 | 302 (37.3%) | 108 (35.8%) | 66 (61.1%) | |
Total | 2585 | 1025 (39.6%) | 384 (37.5%) | 254 (66.1%) | |
An. pharoensis | P. vivax | 1170 | 435 (37.2%) | 244 (56.1%) | 157 (64.3%) |
P. falciparum | 495 | 159 (32.1%) | 111 (69.8%) | 60 (54%) | |
Total | 1665 | 594 (35.7%) | 355 (59.8%) | 217 (61.1%) | |
An. coustani complex | P. vivax | 1170 | 351 (30%) | 225 (64.1%) | 136 (60.4%) |
P. falciparum | 495 | 136 (29.6%) | 97 (71.3%) | 47 (71.3%) | |
Total | 1665 | 487 (29.2%) | 322(66.1%) | 183 (56.8%) |