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Table 5 Sporozoite rates in Anopheles gambiae s.l.

From: Biting behaviour, spatio-temporal dynamics, and the insecticide resistance status of malaria vectors in different ecological zones in Ghana

Community

Number per pools

Total pools

Positive pools

Dry season

Rainy season

Indoor

Outdoor

Sporozoite rate (SR)

Dry season SR

Rainy season SR

Indoor SR

Outdoor SR

Anyakpor

20

164

8

4

4

7

1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.0

Dodowa

20

105

7

5

2

3

4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

Dwease

20

103

10

5

5

6

4

0.5

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.2

Pagaza

20

131

11

4

7

6

5

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.2

Kpalsogu

20

140

8

4

4

3

5

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

  

643

44

         
  1. *Sporozoite rate (SR) = [(no of positive pools)/(no of pools × maximal pool size)] × 100 Wei-Dong Gu 199