Table 4.
Mean daily man biting rates (ma), circumsporozoite antigen rates (CSA) and entomological inoculation rates (EIR – infective bites per person per year) of the malaria vectors by locality in coastal Cameroon.
| Locality | Anopheles gambiae | Anopheles funestus | Anopheles nili | |
| Tiko | Total collected | 1086 | 305 | 205 |
| ma | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | |
| Tested for CSP | 1086 | 305 | 205 | |
| CSA rate | 7.1 ± 1.5% | 17 ± 4.2% | 6.3 ± 3.3% | |
| EIR [95% CI] | 177 [161.0–193.1] | 85 [69.8–100.1] | 24 [14.8–33.2] | |
| Limbe | Total collected | 619 | 79 | - |
| ma | 4.3 | 0.6 | - | |
| Tested for CSP | 619 | 79 | - | |
| CSA rate | 8.4 ± 2.0% | 11 ± 7.0% | - | |
| EIR [95% CI] | 133 [123.7–142.2] | 27 [22.4–31.68] | - | |
| Idenau | Total collected | 463 | 15 | - |
| ma | 3.2 | 0.1 | - | |
| Tested for CSP | 463 | 15 | - | |
| CSA rate | 10.8 ± 2.8% | 10/15 | - | |
| EIR [95% CI] | 124 [115.0–132.9] | 25 [16.9–33.9] | - |