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. 2011 Dec 13;10:356. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-356

Table 2.

Mean number of mosquitoes per house (95% CI) and EIR in 2009-10 and 1997-98 and the percent decline in house mosquito densities and EIR

2009-2010 1997-1998 % decline
Mosquito density (number/house)

An. gambiae s.l 0.46 (0.30-0.62) 1.83 (1.39-2.26) 75%

An. funestus 0.36 (0.27-0.44) 4.27 (3.08-5.47) 92%

Both 0.82 (0.63-1.01) 6.10 (4.73-7.48) 87%

Entomological inoculation rate (EIR)

An. gambiae s.l 0.15 20.44 99%

An. funestus 0. 29 11.68 97%

Both 0.43 32.12 99%

Data for 1997-1998 was recalculated from [27]