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. 2017 Feb 23;11(2):e0005337. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005337

Table 6. Forage ratio (wi) and host selection index (Bi) of Anopheles darlingi in LUP, CAH and SEM from 2013–2015.

Values of 1/n of the standardized wi or Bi indicate no preference, below relative avoidance and >1/n relative preference.

Collection year Host abundance Forage ratio Selection index
(wi) (Bi)
Site/ Host blood meal 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015
(N) (N) (N)
LUP
Human 180 1412 602 432 432 1.61 1.24 1.25 0.53 0.13 0.09
Dog 12 61 20 52 77 0.89 0.30 0.23 0.29 0.03 0.01
Galliformes 77 1188 495 557 509 0.53 0.88 0.87 0.17 0.09 0.06
Pig - 15 10 0 1 - 5.70 9.02 - 0.60 0.69
Goat - 13 7 4 4 - 1.23 1.57 - 0.13 0.12
CAH
Human 224 116 157 910 910 1.09 0.89 0.79 0.08 0.06 0.31
Dog 7 10 2 35 33 0.89 2.12 0.28 0.06 0.15 0.11
Galliformes 113 73 148 596 478 0.84 1.07 1.43 0.06 0.07 0.57
Pig 2 4 - 4 3 10.58 9.35 0.78 0.69
SEM
Human - 137 212 - 212 - 1.36 1.35 - 0.55 0.36
Dog - 4 4 - 25 - 0.33 0.21 - 0.13 0.05
Galliformes - 79 125 - 227 - 0.73 0.74 - 0.30 0.20
Pig - - 1 - 1 - - 1.35 - - 0.36