Table 2.
Vector species | No. Plasmodium +ve/assayed | Parts of mosquito tested | Number tested | Only Pv | Only Pf | Pv + Pf | Total positive | Infection/infectivity rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An. subpictus | 14/501 | Whole | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8b |
Abdomen | 476 | 1 | 6 | 5 (2a) | 12 (2a) | |||
Head | 476 | 1 | 0 | 2a | 3 (2a) | 0.6c | ||
An. stephensi | 7/334 | Whole | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.1b |
Abdomen | 278 | 0 | 2 (1a) | 1a | 3 (2a) | |||
Head | 278 | 0 | 1a | 1a | 2a | 0.6c |
Pv P. vivax; Pf P. falciparum
aIndicates same mosquito tested positive for both head and abdomen hence counted once
bIndicates infection rate
cIndicates infectivity rate