Table 1. Percentage of qPCR-positive excreta/feces (E/F) samples collected from Glossina morsitans and Anopheles gambiae following exposure to both “high dose” and “low dose” concentrations of Trypanosoma brucei brucei.
High Dose (10 5 trypanosomes/mL) | Low Dose (10 3 trypanosomes/mL) | |||
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Post-Exposure
Time Point (Hrs) |
G. morsitans
% Positive (95% CI) |
An. gambiae
% Positive (95% CI) |
G. morsitans
% Positive (95% CI) |
An. gambiae
% Positive (95% CI) |
48 | 56.0 (35.3 – 75.0) | 24.0 (11.5 – 43.4) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.3) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.3) |
96 | 50.0 (31.4 – 68.6) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.3) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.3) | 4.0 (0.7 – 19.5) |
144 | 45.8 (27.9 – 64.9) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.8) | 8.7 (2.4 – 26.8) | 4.2 (0.7 – 20.3) |
192 | 70.8 (50.8 – 85.1) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.8) | 20.8 (9.2 – 40.5) | 0.0 (0.0 – 13.8) |