Table 2.
Three- and ten-day survival analysis of mosquitoes feeding upon control and implanted calves throughout the study period
Pre-implant | 2 weeks | 12 weeks | 24 weeks | 36 weeks | 44 weeks | Mean | ||
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3-day survival (proportion) | Control | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.91 | 0.90 |
Implant | 0.95 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.67 | |
Difference | +0.02 (1%) | -0.40 (42%) | -0.50 (56%) | -0.39 (42%) | -0.07 (8%) | -0.05 (4%) | -0.23 (25%) | |
10-day survival (proportion) | Control | 0.48 | 0.7 | 0.51 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.79 | 0.54 |
Implant | 0.725 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.015 | 0.245 | 0.69 | 0.30 | |
Difference | +0.25 (51%) | -0.59 (84%) | -0.51 (100%) | -0.34 (95%) | -0.17 (41%) | -0.1 (12%) | -0.25 (46%) |