Table 4.
Relative abundance and dissection records of anopheline mosquito species from human dwellings (indoor) in malaria endemic villages of Dalu Community Health Centre of the West Garo hill district of Meghalaya, India*
| Mosquito species | No. mosquitoes collected | Abdominal condition** | Density per person hour (person hours = 39) | Vector incrimination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF | FF | SG | G | No. dissected | Sporozoite Infection rate (%) | |||
| An. aconitus | 02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 (0) |
| An. annularis | 02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 02 | 0 (0) |
| An. minimus | 124 | 4 | 33 | 48 | 39 | 3.18 | 88 | 2 (2.27) |
| An. vagus*** | 122 | - | - | - | - | 3.13 | 77 | 0 (0) |
*Study period: May - June 2007
** UF = Unfed, FF = Fully fed, SG = Semi gravid, G = Gravid
*** Abdominal condition not scored due to zoophilic nature/lesser significance