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Table 3 Blood meal sources identified from primary and secondary malaria vectors

From: Seasonal variation in abundance and blood meal sources of primary and secondary malaria vectors within Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania

Anopheles vector species

Blood meal sources

Bovine

Human

Dog

Goat

Sheep

Bovine/Human

Bovine/Dog

Bovine/Goat

Human/Dog

Goat/ Dog

Unknown

An. arabiensisa

138

13

5

4

172

1

–

–

–

–

16

An. funestusa

5

13

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

An. lessoni

34

10

5

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

An. rivolurum

3

1

–

–

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

Unknown An. funestus sensu lato

13

1

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

An. squamosus

33

5

1

–

–

–

–

2

1

–

–

An. coustani

31

2

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

1

–

An. pharoensis

35

6

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

An. ziemanni

3

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

Total

295

51

12

6

173

3

2

2

1

1

16

  1. Values in table are the number of blood-fed mosquitoes per Anopheles species and blood meal source
  2. aPrimary vectors