Table 2.
Mortality and competence of Ochlerotatus detritus for DENV
| Species | Condition | No.quitoes fed | Mosquito mortality at 48 h (%) | Mosquito mortality at 17 day (%) | No. of fed mosquitoes positive | Percentage of mosquitoes positivea | Percentage of surviving mosquitoes positiveb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. detritus | Full rep 1 | 982 | 959 (97.7) | 982 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full rep 2 | 93 | 90 (96.8) | 93 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1/100 | 102 | 21 (20.6) | 34 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deactivated | 89 | 15 (16.9) | 28 (31.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blood only | 94 | 2 (2.1) | 17 (18.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ae. aegypti | Full | 207 | 6 (2.9) | 25 (12.1) | 127 | 61.4 | 69.8 |
aNumber of positive/Total number of mosquitoes at 17 days
bNumber of positive/Number of mosquitoes alive at 17 days