Table 2.
Blood meal origins of An. arabiensis and An. funestus from indoor and outdoor collections in Ahero, western Kenya
| Blood-meal origins | An. arabiensis | An. funestus | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor | |||||
| Light trap | PSC | Light trap | Pit shelter | Light trap | PSC | Light trap | Pit shelter | |
| Number tested | 122 | 165 | 59 | 298 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 12 |
| Human | 7 (5.7) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (0.7) | 8 (72.7) | 23 (52.3) | 2 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) |
| Bovine | 74 (60.7) | 108 (65.5) | 30 (50.8) | 251 (84.2) | 0 | 10 (22.7) | 1 (25.0) | 5 (41.7) |
| Goat | 5 (4.1) | 5 (3.0) | 1 (1.7) | 4 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dog | 1 (0.8) | 5 (3.0) | 1 (1.7) | 5 (1.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human + bovine | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (4.6) | 0 | 0 |
| Human + dog | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (6.8) | 0 | 0 |
| Bovine + dog | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 4 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goat + dog | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dog + chicken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 29 (23.8) | 43 (26.1) | 25 (42.4) | 30 (10.1) | 3 (27.3) | 6 (13.6) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (8.3) |
| HBI | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 72.7 | 63.6 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
HBI was calculated as the number of mosquito positive for human (including mixed blood meal) divided by the total number tested
HBI, human blood index; PSC, pyrethrum spray catches