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Table 3 The entomological inoculation rate (EIR) of Anopheles mosquitoes in Kombewa, Iguhu, and Marani in western Kenya

From: A prospective cohort study of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three sites of Western Kenya

Study site and species

Mean no. of sleepers/ house

Mosquito density

Sporozoite rate

HBI

Annual EIR

Kombewa

 An. gambiae s.l

2.96

0.26

0.15

0.43

2.07

 An. funestus

0.12

0.24

0.86

3.05

Iguhu

 An. gambiae s.l

3.35

0.50

0.13

0.39

2.76

 An. funestus

0.06

0.14

0.97

0.89

Marani

 An. gambiae s.l

3.11

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

 An. funestus

0.02

0.44

0.50

0.50

  1. HBI: human biting index