Table 3 Malaria parasite prevalence and Anopheles biting rate and parity status in different communities around the slopes of Mount Cameroon
From: Diversity and behavioral activity of Anopheles mosquitoes on the slopes of Mount Cameroon
Community | Altitude | N | Human Plasmodium spp. prevalence [% (n)] | Anopheles biting | Number dissected | Parous [% (n)] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | ≤ 5 years | > 5 years | Number mosquitoes trapped | Number trappers | Rate (bite/man/night) | Overall | During surveya | ||||
Dibanda | Intermediate | 329 | 35.9 (118) | 38.6 (32) | 35.0 (86) | 1952 | 96 | 20.3 | 620 | 58.4 (362) | 67.1 (47) |
Misellele | Low | 105 | 48.6 (51) | 77.8 (14) | 42.5 (37) | 298 | 48 | 6.2 | 93 | 76.3 (71) | 71.4 (50) |
Moliwe | 229 | 30.6 (70) | 26.1 (13) | 32.5 (57) | 908 | 96 | 9.5 | 82 | 63.2 (52) | 41.4 (29) | |
Mutengene | 322 | 18.9 (61) | 15.1 (8) | 19.7 (53) | 517 | 96 | 5.4 | 180 | 57.8 (104) | 68.6 (48) | |
Ombe | 86 | 39.5 (34) | 55.0 (11) | 34.9 (23) | 331 | 96 | 3.5 | 211 | 67.8 (143) | 61.4 (43) | |
Tiko | 162 | 33.3 (54) | 55.9 (19) | 37.2 (54) | 681 | 96 | 7.1 | 138 | 62.3 (86) | 70.0 (49) | |
Overall | 1233 | 31.5 (388) | 39.9 (97) | 31.3 (310) | 4687 | 528 | 8.8 | 1324 | 61.8 (818) | 63.3 (266) | |