Table 1.
Characteristics of density and exposure toAnophelesbites in each site according to entomological data
| Location | Number ofAnophelescaught | Percentage composition | HBR (An./person/night) | Collection period | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Diama |
1,492 |
|
<1 |
January '94 – December '94 |
[37],[38],[39] |
|
An. gambiae s.l. |
17 |
1.1% |
|
||
|
An. gambiae s.s. |
n.d. |
n.d. |
|
||
|
An. arabiensis |
n.d. |
n.d. |
|
||
|
An. funestus |
0 |
0.0% |
|
||
| Others Anophelines (86.9% of An. pharoensis) |
1475 |
98.9% |
|
||
|
Dielmo |
1,473 |
|
30.6 |
January '95 to march '95 |
[34] |
|
An. gambiae s.l. |
494 |
33.5% |
10.3 |
||
|
An. gambiae s.s. |
13 |
0.9% |
0.3 |
||
|
An. arabiensis |
481 |
32.6% |
10.0 |
||
|
An. funestus |
978 |
66.4% |
20.3 |
||
| Others Anophelines |
1 |
0.0% |
0.0 |
||
|
NDiop |
597 |
|
3.9 |
January '95 – December '95 | [35],[36] |
|
An. gambiae s.l. |
565 |
94.6% |
3.7 |
||
|
An. gambiae s.s. |
190 |
32% |
1.3 |
||
|
An. arabiensis |
373 |
63% |
2.5 |
||
|
An. funestus |
28 |
4.7% |
0.2 |
||
| Others Anophelines | 4 | 0.7% | 0.0 |
n.d.: not determined, HBR: human biting rate.