Table 2.
Mosquito feeding and survival rates, up to 14/15 days post infection (dpi) and 14/15–20/21 dpi, with German West Nile virus lineage 2 at different temperatures. CI stands for confidence interval.
| Mosquito Species | Incubation Temperature (°C) | Feeding Rate (%) (95% CI) |
Survival Rate 14/15 dpi (Excluding Day 0 Samples) (%) (95% CI) |
Survival Rate 14/15–20/21 dpi (Excluding Day 0 Samples and Mosquitoes Tested 14/15 dpi) (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Culex pipiens biotype pipiens (S) |
25 | 48/58 (82.8) (70.6–91.4) |
41/46 (89.1) (76.4–96.4) |
17/21 (81.0) (58.1–94.6) |
|
Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens (G) |
18 | 147/443 (33.2) (28.8–37.8) |
47/52 (90.4) (77.8–95.9) |
23/23 (100.0) (72.6–97.8) |
| 25 | 49/55 (89.1) (79.0–96.8) |
26/29 (89.7) (85.2–100.0) |
||
| 28 | 21/30 (70.0) (50.6–85.3) |
9/12 (75.0) (42.8–94.5) |
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|
Cx. pipiens biotype molestus (W) |
25 | 34/64 (53.1) (40.2–65.7) |
23/30 (76.7) (57.7–90.1) |
15/16 (93.8) (69.8–99.8) |
|
Cx. pipiens biotype molestus (N) |
25 | 159/299 (53.2) (47.3–58.9) |
92/151 (60.9) (52.7–68.8) |
40/61 (65.6) (52.3–77.3) |
|
Aedes albopictus (J) |
25 | 200/353 (56.7) (51.3–61.9) |
84/196 (42.9) (35.8–50.1) |
25/43 (58.1) (42.1–73.0) |