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Mosquito species caught, infected and infective, Nigeria, June 2007–December 2011
| Mosquito | No. dissected | % Dissected | No. infected | % Infected (by genus) | No. infected | % Infective (by genus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anopheles* | 24,574 | 82.1 | 401 | 1.63 | 56 | 0.23 |
| Culex | 4,343 | 14.5 | 5 | 0.12 | 2 | 0.05 |
| Mansonia | 941 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.43 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Aedes | 87 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 29,945 | 100.0 | 410 | 1.37 | 59 | 0.20 |
92.7% An. gambiae s.l. and 7.3% An. funestus.
