Table 7.
Summary of blood meal sources identified in the abdomen of Nyssorhynchus darlingi collected by barrier screens
| Host blood meal | Site | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAL | URC | LIB | VIB | |
| Single blood meals | ||||
| Human | 7 | 52 | 37 | 224 |
| Dog | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Galliformes | – | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| Cow | – | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 78 | 47 | 261 |
| Mixed blood meals | ||||
| Human/dog | – | 2 | 1 | – |
| Human/Galliformes | – | 11 | 16 | 95 |
| Human/pig | – | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Human/cow | – | 15 | 9 | – |
| Cow/pig | – | – | 1 | – |
| Pig/Galliformes | – | 1 | – | – |
| Cow/Galliformes | – | – | 2 | – |
| Human/cow/dog | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Human/cow/Galliformes | – | 3 | 7 | – |
| Human/cow/pig | 1 | – | – | – |
| Human/pig/Galliformes | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| Dog/pig/cow | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dog/Galliformes/cow | – | – | 1 | – |
| Human/dog/Galliformes/cow | – | – | 1 | – |
| Human/pig/Galliformes/cow | – | – | 1 | – |
| Human/dog/pig/cow | 1 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4 | 37 | 44 | 96 |
| Not identified | 12 | 28 | 16 | 68 |
| Total | 24 | 143 | 107 | 425 |