Table 1.

Sample sizes and replicate scans. Summary of the number of spectra collected by experiment (sporozoites or oocysts), the number of parasites in the mosquitoes (intensity of infection) and number of times the same mosquito was scanned in different positions (replications). Values in parentheses indicate the percentage of the total samples with that intensity of infection or sample repetition

	Intensity of infection		Replications
	No. of sporosoites/oocysts	No. of samples (%)	No. of replications	No. of samples (%)
Sporozoites	0	162 (54)	1	99 (33)
	1–10	24 (8)	2	82 (27)
	11–100	35(12)	3	39 (13)
	101–1000	35(12)	4	80 (27)
	> 1000	44 (14)		total: 300
		total: 300
Oocysts	0	29 (37)	1	1 (1)
	> 0	50 (63)	2	1 (1)
		total: 79	3	77 (98)
				total: 79