Table 1.
Dissection and CSP-ELISA results for mosquitoes without a blood meal, with a non-infected blood meal, with an inactivated gametocyte blood meal or an infectious gametocyte blood meal
| Day | Mean oocysts + range | Microscopy infection prevalence, % (n/N) | Mean optical density + standard deviation | CSP-ELISA infection prevalence, % (n/N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | D2 | N/A | – | – | 0.0583 (0.0230) | 1.3 (3/240) | |
| Negative (blood meal) | D2 | N/A | – | – | 0.1113 (0.1201) | 14.2 (34/240) | |
| Negative | D12 | N/A | – | – | 0.0507 (0.0080) | 0.0 (0/240) | |
| Negative (blood meal) | D12 | N/A | – | – | 0.0601 (0.0143) | 0.0 (0/240) | |
| Inactivated gametocyte blood meal | D12 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | (0/60) | 0.0548 (0.0077) | 0.0 (0/240) | |
| Low infectious gametocyte blood meal | D12 | 0.8 (0–7) | 35.0* | (7/20) | 0.1437 (0.2217) | 16.3** (13/80) | |
| High infectious gametocyte blood meal | D12 | 11.9 (0–34) | 95.0 | (19/20) | 2.386 (0.7820) | 93.8 (225/240) | |
Day day of mosquito collection after feeding
*Confidence interval microscopy for low infectious meal: 35.0 (95% CI 15.3–59.2)
**Confidence interval ELISA for low infectious meal: 16.3 (8.9–26.2)