Table 5.
Number of mosquitoes caught and examined before and after maintenance in the laboratory
| Mosquito species |
No: of mosquitoes |
No: of mosquitoes examined immediately after collection |
No: of mosquitoes examined from days 1-8 of maintenance |
No: of mosquitoes examined from days 9-13 of maintenance |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caught | Engorged with blood | Dissected | Infected (no: mf) | Dissected | Infected (no: mf) | Dissected | Infected | |
|
An. gambiae |
32 |
12 |
16 |
2 (2) |
10 |
2 (3) |
6 |
0 |
|
An. funestus |
310 |
98 |
155 |
4 (33) |
109 |
4 (4) |
46 |
0 |
|
An. pharoensis |
8 |
2 |
4 |
0 (0) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Culex sp. |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 (0) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aedes sp. |
28 |
2 |
14 |
0 (0) |
4 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Mansonia sp. |
182 |
76 |
90 |
6 (12) |
82 |
7 (7) |
9 |
0 |
| Total | 564 | 192 | 281 | 12 (47) | 209 | 13 (14) | 73 | 0 |
All mf found in mosquitoes were of L1 stage, neither L2 nor L3 stages were found. All mosquitoes caught were dissected latest by end of the maintenance (13 days).