Table 3.

Mean number of sheathed and exsheathed mf of B. malayi from the midgut, haemocoel (haemolymph) and thoracic musculature of An. paraliae at different time points post-infection (PI)

Time PI	Mean no. of total mf per infected midgut (range)	Mean no. of total mf per infected haemocoel (range)	Mean no. of total mf per infected thoracic muscles (range)	Sheathed and exsheathed mf found in each part of mosquitoesa
				Midguta		Haemocoela		Thoraxa
				Mean no. of sheathed mf (%)	Mean no. of exsheathed mf (%)	Mean no. of sheathed mf (%)	Mean no. of exsheathed mf (%)	Mean no. of sheathed mf (%)	Mean no. of exsheathed mf (%)
5 min	36.2 (6–83)	0 (0)	0 (0)	29.2 (81)	7 (19)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
1 h	25 (13–46)	0 (0)	0 (0)	8.6 (34)	16.4 (66)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
2 h	15.8 (5–20)	2.2 (1–4)	2.2 (0–4)	3.8 (24)	12 (76)	0 (0)	2.2 (100)	0 (0)	2.2 (100)
3 h	13.8 (8–24)	0.4 (0–1)	2.4 (0–5)	3.2 (23)	10.6 (77)	0 (0)	0.4 (100)	0 (0)	2.4 (100)
4 h	23.2 (19–30)	2 (0–4)	3.2 (2–4)	2.8 (12)	20.4 (88)	0 (0)	2 (100)	0 (0)	3.2 (100)
5 h	28.8 (4–90)	0.8 (0–3)	8 (4–14)	2.6 (9)	26.2 (91)	0 (0)	0.8 (100)	0 (0)	8 (100)
6 h	15 (8–31)	0.6 (0–2)	5 (2–8)	0.6 (4)	14.4 (96)	0 (0)	0.6 (100)	0 (0)	4.2 (100)
12 h	18.4 (4–43)	5.2 (0–12)	16 (3–39)	0.4 (2)	18 (98)	0 (0)	5.2 (100)	0 (0)	16 (100)
18 h	7.4 (1–18)	1.2 (0–2)	11.2 (0–26)	0 (0)	7.4 (100)	0 (0)	1.2 (100)	0 (0)	11.2 (100)
24 h	1.6 (0–3)	0.2 (0–1)	5.8 (4–7)	0 (0)	1.6 (100)	0 (0)	0.2 (100)	0 (0)	5.8 (100)
48 h	0.6 (0–3)	0 (0)	5.6 (1–10)	0 (0)	0.6 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5.6 (100)
72 h	0.2 (0–1)	0 (0)	6.6 (1–13)	0 (0)	0.2 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6.6 (100)

^aDissected from five infected mosquitoes per time point