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. 2006 Aug 3;5:68. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-68

Table 3.

Cohort life tables for Plasmodium vivax developing within Anopheles mosquitoes. Stage-specific densities and mortality coefficients (k-values) for each cohort are given, where:k-1 = log10(macrogametocyte) - log10(round stage);k-2 = log10(round stage) - log10(ookinete);k-3 = log10(ookinete) - log10(oocyst);K =k-1 +k-2 +k-3. Values in parentheses = antilogs of averaged k-values. For each Anopheles species, parasite values are ranked in descending order of macrogametocyte densities within the HIGH and LOW categories of infection intensity.

Vol. Class Macrogametocyte k-1 Round stage k-2 Ookinete k-3 Oocyst K
Anopheles dirus

11 HIGH 2978.0 * 3.23 1.96 32.69 1.40 1.30 3.36
15 1242.0 1.63 29.27 0.00 31.37 0.00 59.50 1.63
2 812.9 1.12 61.05 0.21 37.69 0.35 17.00 1.68
5 416.3 * 42.39 0.33 192.58 0.65 42.70 0.98
6 358.6 1.38 15.08 0.17 10.15 0.63 2.40 2.18
1 332.8 1.44 12.20 0.00 13.43 0.00 25.10 1.44
13 277.7 0.85 39.33 0.52 11.88 0.77 2.00 2.14
3 233.3 1.37 10.02 0.00 14.03 0.00 85.80 1.37
14 96.1 * 6.71 0.77 16.20 0.00 61.70 0.77
12 56.6 1.20 3.54 0.08 2.96 0.00 10.60 1.28
8 LOW 804.4 2.15 5.70 0.77 0.15 0.06 0.00 2.98
7 165.5 0.93 19.63 1.17 1.32 0.25 0.30 2.35
10 138.8 2.06 0.23 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.10 2.15
4 101.8 1.58 2.70 0.34 1.23 0.14 0.60 2.06
9 34.7 1.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.54

Average Losses 1.44 (27-fold) 0.43 (3-fold) 0.28 (2-fold) 1.86 (72-fold)

Anopheles minimus

15 HIGH 485.9 1.57 12.96 0.18 8.57 0.00 10.7 1.75
2 318.0 0.97 33.91 0.34 15.48 ND ND† ND
13 108.6 0.43 40.54 0.67 8.66 1.34 0.4 2.44
14 37.6 0.67 8.06 0.00 11.17 0.40 4.4 1.07
12 22.2 0.83 3.32 0.52 1.00 0.19 0.3 1.54
8 LOW 314.7 1.60 7.89 0.70 0.76 0.25 0 2.55
7 64.8 0.35 29.18 0.83 4.32 0.64 0 1.82
10 54.3 1.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 ND ND ND
9 13.6 1.03 0.37 0.14 0.00 0.00 0 1.17

Average Losses 1.02 (10 -fold) 0.33 (2-fold) 0.40 (2-fold) 1.76 (58-fold)

Anopheles sawadwongporni

15 HIGH 518.3 1.51 15.92 0.34 7.26 0.58 1.9 2.43
2 339.2 1.00 34.23 0.54 9.98 ND ND ND
13 115.9 1.35 5.13 0.56 1.42 ND ND ND
3 97.4 1.08 8.08 0.24 4.67 ND ND ND
14 40.1 0.67 8.61 0.04 7.82 1.05 0.7 1.76
12 23.6 1.15 0.76 0.18 0.15 0.06 0 1.39
8 LOW 335.7 2.48 0.12 0.05 0.00 ND - ND ND

Average Losses 1.27 (19-fold) 0.38 (2-fold) 0.35 (2-fold) 1.83 (68-fold)

* Not calculated because round stages were obviously under-sampled (note corresponding ookinete densities). Corresponding k-2 mortalities were therefore calculated as log10(macrogametocyte) – log10 (ookinete).

† ND = not determined due to insufficient numbers of mosquitoes available.