Table 1.
Results of the collection, dissections and PCR processing of Anopheles dirus mosquitoes caught by human landing catch in “the forest” and “forest fringe”
| An. dirus caught in the study area | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Period | No. caught | No. nights | Biting density* | No. dissected | No. sporozoites | % |
| 2010 | Feb to Dec | 2614 | 507 | 5.2 | 2613 | 48 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | Jan to Dec | 1584 | 549 | 2.9 | 1583 | 21 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | Jan to Nov | 1757 | 525 | 3.4 | 1757 | 16 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | Mar to Apr | 116 | 36 | 3.2 | 109 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Feb/2010 to Apr/2013 | 6071 | 1617 | 3.8 | 6062 | 86 | 1.4 | |
| An. dirus caught in the forest | |||||||
| 2010 | Feb to Dec | 1668 | 303 | 5.5 | 1667 | 33 | 2 |
| 2011 | Jan to Dec | 1093 | 329 | 3.3 | 1092 | 15 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | Jan to Nov | 920 | 283 | 3.3 | 920 | 9 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | Mar to Apr | 27 | 10 | 2.7 | 26 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Feb/2010 to Apr/2013 | 3708 | 925 | 4.0 | 3705 | 58 | 1.6 | |
| An. dirus caught in forest fringe | |||||||
| 2010 | Feb to Dec | 946 | 204 | 4.6 | 946 | 15 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | Jan to Dec | 491 | 220 | 2.2 | 491 | 6 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | Jan to Nov | 837 | 242 | 3.5 | 837 | 7 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | Mar to Apr | 89 | 26 | 3.4 | 83 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb/2010 to Apr/2013 | 2363 | 692 | 3.4 | 2357 | 28 | 1.2 | |
*Biting density, average human-biting density (No. of caught / No. of caught person-night)