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. 2014 Aug 7;8(8):e3038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003038

Table 2. Result of global clustering tests applied to the presence of pupae and adult Ae. aegypti (k-function) and to the abundance of pupae and adult Ae. aegypti (weighted k-function) in the Maynas and Tupac Amaru neighborhoods of Iquitos, Peru.

Spatial clustering distance (meters)
Pupae Adult males & females
Neighborhood Survey Presence Abundance Presence Abundance
Maynas 1 NS* NS 1** 1
2 NS NS 20 20
3 10 NS 20 10
4 20 NS 10 20
5 NS NS 20 30
6 20 20 20 10
7 NS NS 1 1
8 NS NS 40 40
9 20 NS 20 30
Average (SD) 17.5 (5.0) 20 17.8 (10.6) 18.9 (12.4)
Tupac Amaru 1 NS NS 1 1
2 10 NS 10 10
3 10 1 10 20
4 20 NS 30 20
5 NS 10 20 30
6 20 10 10 1
7 NS NS 20 10
8 20 NS 30 40
9 NS NS 10 20
Average (SD) 16.0 (5.5) 8.3 (2.9) 16.1 (9.3) 17.8 (11.8)
Overall average (SD) 16.6 (5.0) 10.3 (7.8) 16.3 (10.7) 17.4 (12.9)

*NS indicates that the observed pattern was not statistically significantly different than random.

**A distance below 5 meters means that clustering occurred only at the household where collections were performed (average house width in Iquitos is ∼4.6 m).