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Table 1 Human landing catch Anopheles species composition and human biting rates standardized to bites per night by site

From: Baseline characterization of entomological drivers of malaria transmission in Namibia: a targeted operational entomological surveillance strategy

Region

Species

HBR (bpn) 2018

HBR (bpn) 2019 round 1

HBR (bpn) 2019 round 2

Indoor

Outdoor

Total

Indoor

Outdoor

Total

Indoor

Outdoor

Total

Kavango East

An. arabiensis

19.5

56.9

1222.0

2.3

12.8

241.0

10.0

28.1

610.0

An. gambiae s.s

0.1

10.3

166.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

0.5

1.6

32.0

0.0

0.2

3.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

Mean ± SD

5.0 ± 9.7

17.2 ± 26.8

355.0 ± 582.5

0.6 ± 1.2

3.2 ± 6.3

61.0 ± 120.0

2.5 ± 5.0

7.6 ± 12.1

153.0 ± 304.7

Zambezi

An. arabiensis

0.7

1.6

37.0

0.3

1.5

28.0

0.1

0.4

9.0

An. gambiae s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. cf. coustani

0.00

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

0.2 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.8

9.3 ± 18.5

0.1 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.8

7.0 ± 14.0

0.0 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 4.5

Ohangena

An. arabiensis

0.3

0.1

7.0

0.1

0.2

4.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

An. gambiae s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

0.5

0.6

18.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

0.2 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.3

6.3 ± 8.5

0.1 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 2.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.0

0.3 ± 0.5

Kavango West

An. arabiensis

0.1

0.4

8.0

0.2

1.0

14.0

0.0

0.3

5.0

An. gambiae s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

2.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

0.1 ± 0.1

0.1 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 4.0

0.1 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 6.7

0.0 ± 0.0

0.1 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 2.4

Kunene

An. arabiensis

2.8

8.1

173.0

No samples collected

An. gambiae s.s

2.4

4.6

112.0

An. funestus s.s

0.1

0.0

1.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

1.3 ± 1.5

3.2 ± 3.9

71.5 ± 85.7

Omusati

An. arabiensis

2.1

10.9

208.0

An. gambiae s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

0.0

0.1

1.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

0.5 ± 1.1

2.7 ± 5.4

52.3 ± 103.8

Oshikoto

An. arabiensis

0.0

0.8

9.0

An. gambiae s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

0.0 ± 0.0

0.2 ± 0.4

2.3 ± 4.5

Otjizondjupa

An. arabiensis

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. gambiae s.s

5.5

11.7

275.0

An. funestus s.s

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mean ± SD

1.4 ± 2.8

2.9 ± 5.8

68.8 ± 137.5

National

An. arabiensis

25.8

78.1

1662.0

2.8

15.2

287.0

10.1

28.9

625.0

An. gambiae s.s

8.0

26.6

553.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

An. funestus s.s

1.0

2.3

52.0

0.1

0.3

5.0

0.0

0.1

2.0

An. cf. coustani

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

Mean ± SD

8.7 ± 11.9

26.7 ± 36.3

566.8 ± 771.6

0.7 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 7.6

73.0 ± 142.7

2.5 ± 5.1

7.3 ± 14.4

157.0 ± 312.0

  1. bpn Bites per night, HBR human biting rate, SD standard deviation, s.l. sensu lato, s.s. sensu stricto