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Table 1 Vector species composition by study arm and combined study years (2018 and 2019)

From: Entomological impact of mass administration of ivermectin and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in The Gambia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Vector species identification

Intervention, % (N)

Control, % (N)

Total, % (N)

Morphological identification

Anopheles gambiae sensu lato

99.4 (5407)

99.8 (9557)

14,964 (99.65)

Anopheles funestus sensu lato

0.6 (30)

0.24 (23)

0.4 (53)

Total N

5437

9580

15,017

Molecular identificationa

Anopheles arabiensis

59.5 (1192)

53.2 (1166)

56.2 (2,358)

Anopheles coluzzii

26.1 (524)

23.0 (504)

24.5 (1,028)

Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto

11.9 (238)

19.7 (432)

16.0 (670)

Anopheles gambiae/coluzzii

50 (2.5)

4.1 (91)

3.3 (141)

Total N

2004

2,193

4197

  1. N Number of mosquitoes
  2. aOnly Anopheles gambiae sensu lato