Table 5 Seasonal and geographical distribution Anopheles mosquito in Benguela Province
Variables | An. gambiae s.s | An. coluzzii | An. arabiensis | Hybrid | An. funestus s.s | An. vaneedeni | An. azevedoi | An. coustani | An. maculipalpis | An. pretoriensis | An. squamosus | Total, n (%) | Nr. of species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 50 | 75 | 27 | 2 | 377 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 552 (100.0) | 11 |
Season | |||||||||||||
Dry (May to June) | 10 | 60a | 23 | 2 | 66 | – | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 164 (29.7) | 8 |
Rainy (February to April) | 40 | 15 | 4 | – | 311 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 388 (70.3) | 9 |
Sentinel site | |||||||||||||
Benguela District | |||||||||||||
Bela Vista | – | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 (3.1) | 2 |
Cavaco River | – | 59a | – | 1a | 60 (10.9) | 1 | |||||||
Ganda District | |||||||||||||
Alto Catumbela | 50 | – | 27 | 1 | 376 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 475 (86.0) | 10 |