Table 1. Summary of results from mosquito feeding experiments with 58 subjects, including mosquito feeding rates (number engorged of total exposed) and 14-day survival rates of engorged mosquitoes.
N represents the number of subjects with data available.
| Engorged (of all mosquitoes exposed to blood) |
Survival (of mosquitoes fed to repletion) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | N | Mean (range) | SD | N | Mean (range) | SD |
| Direct | 53 | 75% (32–100%) | 18% | 53 | 66% (19–100%) | 22% |
| Indirect | ||||||
| Without additive | 56 | 44% (6–96%) | 21% | 56 | 71% (6–96%) | 23% |
| With EDTA | 36 | 39% (0–92%) | 22% | 34 | 64% (0–100%) | 24% |