Table 5. MIRs for MERDV in selected Aedes, Anopheles, Ochlerotatus and Psorophora spp. mosquitoes.
Species | No. mosquitoes tested* | No. pools tested (positive) | MIR† | Study site where positive pools were collected‡ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aedes aegypti | 419 | 20 (0) | 0 | Tixkokob, Merida, Cozumel Island, Sian Ka'an and Tzucacab |
Anopheles albimanus | 727 | 20 (0) | 0 | Tixkokob, Merida, Cozumel Island, Sian Ka'an and Tzucacab |
Anopheles crucians | 691 | 20 (0) | 0 | Tixkokob, Merida, Cozumel Island, Sian Ka'an and Tzucacab |
Anopheles vestitipennis | 913 | 20 (0) | 0 | Tixkokob, Merida, Cozumel Island, Sian Ka'an and Tzucacab |
Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus | 1000 | 20 (3) | 3.0 | Cozumel Island |
Ochlerotatus trivittatus | 734 | 20 (3) | 4.1 | Cozumel Island, Merida and Tzucacab |
Psorophora cyanescens | 1000 | 20 (0) | 0 | Tixkokob, Merida, Cozumel Island, Sian Ka'an and Tzucacab |
Total | 5484 | 140 (6) |
All mosquitoes were female.
Expressed as the number of positive mosquito pools per 1000 mosquitoes tested.
Mosquitoes were collected using mosquito magnets at five study sites (Tixkokob, Merida, Cozumel Island, Sian Ka'an and Tzucacab) in 2007–2008.