Table 5.
Per capita production of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites and subsequent invasion efficiency into mosquito salivary glands.
| Volunteer | Geometric Mean Oocyst Density (days 7–12) | Sporozoites Produced per Oocyst (days 12–18) | Proportion of Sporozoites Invading the Salivary Glands (days 12–18) |
| Anopheles dirus | |||
| 17 | 42 | 310 | 0.613 |
| 18 | 5 | 668 | 0.791 |
| 19 | 2 | 350 | 0.742 |
| 20 | 3 | 169 | 0.840 |
| Average ± SD | 422 ± 212 | 0.749 ± 0.085 | |
| Anopheles minimus | |||
| 16 | 30 | 664 | 0.590 |
| 18 | 2 | 784 | 0.826 |
| Average ± SD | 724 ± 85 | 0.708 ± 0.167 | |
Overall average sporozoite production for both mosquito species combined = 508 ± 230 sporozoite/oocyst. Overall proportion of sporozoites entering salivary glands = 0.737 ± 0.099.