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. 2020 Jun 3;3:1734. Originally published 2019 Dec 19. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13093.2

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.

Twenty-five flies and 25 mosquitoes were individually exposed to each concentration of parasite.

High Dose (10 5 trypanosomes/mL) Low Dose (10 3 trypanosomes/mL)
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)