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. 2019 Aug 29;18:296. doi: 10.1186/s12936-019-2932-6

Table 1.

Proportion (± 95% confidence interval) of wild-caught Anopheles albimanus that ingested blood when exposed to treated and untreated heifers (Belize, 2018)

Treatment Number of heifers Pre-treatment Day after treatment
Day 2 Day 5 Day 7 Day 14
Control 2

43 ± 9%

N = 108/n1 = 48, n2 = 60

54 ± 10%

N = 100/n1 = 50, n2 = 50

62 ± 9%

N = 120/n1 = 60, n2 = 60

68 ± 11%

N = 71/n1 = 36, n2 = 35

79 ± 6%

N = 192/n1 = 96, n2 = 96

Fipronil 3

51 ± 8%

N = 144/n1 = 48, n2 = 48, n3 = 48

47 ± 8%

N = 150/n1 = 50, n2 = 50, n3 = 50

65 ± 7%

N = 176/n1 = 58, n2 = 58, n3 = 60

71 ± 9%

N = 102/n1 = 34, n2 = 34, n3 = 34

74 ± 5%

N = 288/n1 = 96, n2 = 96, n3 = 96

Ivermectin 1

37%

N = 48

24%

N = 50

40%

N = 57

51%

N = 33

85%

N = 96

Statistical comparisons Control vs. fipronil

χ2 = 1.91

p = 0.17

χ2 = 1.07

p = 0.30

χ2 = 0.25

p = 0.62

χ2 = 0.18

p = 0.67

χ2 = 1.38

p = 0.24

Control vs ivermectin

χ2 = 0.36

p = 0.60

χ2 = 12.2

p = 0.0005

χ2 = 7.7

p = 0.006

χ2 = 2.49

p = 0.11

χ2 = 1.90

p = 0.17

N total number of mosquitoes exposed to a treatment group; n number of mosquitoes exposed per heifer within a treatment group