Table 3.
Comparison of sporozoite load in 18–21 day post-infected females from the FUMOZ sub-strains
Colony (number of infected mosquitoes dissected) | Average sporozoite numbers (range) |
Sporozoite numbers |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 - 1 000 | 1 001–2 000 | 2 001–5 000 | 5 001–10 000 | 10 000–15 000 | ||
FUMOZ (n = 59) |
2248 (1075–3421) |
20% |
30% |
30% |
20% |
0 |
FUMOZ-R (n = 64) |
1586 (542–2630) |
27% |
53% |
25% |
0 |
0 |
FUMOZ-BS (n = 65) | 7648 (2662–12634) | 7.7% | 15.4% | 7.7% | 23.1% | 46.1% |