Table 6.
Entomological inoculation rates (EIR) of malaria vectors from indoor and outdoor collections in Ahero and Iguhu, western Kenya
| Site and species | Parameters | Indoor | Outdoor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light trap | PSC | Light trap | Pit shelter | ||
| Ahero | |||||
| An. arabiensis | SR | 0.38 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 |
| EIR | 29.6 | 0 | 27.9 | 0 | |
| An. funestus | SR | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| EIR | 79.0 | 0.92 | 15.6 | 0.05 | |
| An. coustani | SR | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| EIR | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Iguhu | |||||
| An. gambiae s.s. | SR | 3.6 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| EIR | 18.8 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.17 | |
| An. funestus | SR | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIR | 5.7 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| An. arabiensis | SR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SR, sporozoite rate in percent; EIR, annual entomological inoculation rate measured as the number of infective bites/person/year; PSC, pyrethrum spray catch