Table 3. Bloodmeal sources for blood fed Culicine mosquitoes collected in six sites of Taita-Taveta County, Coastal Kenya.
| Village | Mosquito species | Number of tested | Human(%) | Goat (%) | Bovine (%) | Chicken (%) | Mixed (%) | Unknown (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chala Kimundia | Culex quinque fasciatus | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) |
| Aedes hirsutus | 210 | 3 (1.4) | 5 (2.4) | 68 (32.4) | 1 (0.5) | 117 (55.7) | 16 (7.6) | |
| Aedes mcintoshi | 43 | 3 (7.0) | 5 (11.6) | 10 (23.3) | 1 (2.3) | 23 (53.5) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Aedes taylori | 222 | 12 (5.4) | 2 (0.9) | 44 (19.8) | 0 | 157 (70.7) | 7 (3.2) | |
| Aedes tricholabis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coquillettidia aurites | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 0 | 3 (60.0) | 0 | |
| Culex fuscocephala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100.0) | 0 | |
| Mansonia | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 2 (20.0) | 0 | 7 (70.0) | 0 | |
| Culex poicilipes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | |
| Culex quinque fasciatus | 330 | 15 (4.5) | 14 (4.2) | 133 (40.3) | 5 (1.5) | 150 (45.5) | 13 (3.9) | |
| Culex univittatus | 6 | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 0 | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | |
| King’wareni | Aedes mcintoshi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100.0) | 0 |
| Culex quinque fasciatus | 33 | 4 (12.1) | 2 (6.1) | 14 (42.4) | 2 (6.1) | 9 (27.3) | 2 (6.1) | |
| Kiwalwa | Aedes hirsutus | 11 | 1 (9.1) | 1 (9.1) | 6 (54.5) | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 1 (9.1) |
| Aedes mcintoshi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Mansonia | 1 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Culex quinque fasciatus | 142 | 43 (30.3) | 5 (3.5) | 10 (7.0) | 7 (4.9) | 55 (38.7) | 22 (15.5) | |
| Mwarusa | Aedes hirsutus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 (20.0) | 0 | 3 (60.0) | 1 (20.0) |
| Aedes mintoshi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | |
| Culex quinquefasciatus | 136 | 9 (6.6) | 22 (16.2) | 23 (16.9) | 0 | 68 (50.0) | 14 (10.3) | |
| Njoro | Aedes hirsutus | 2 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) |
| Coquillettidia aurites | 1 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mansonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | |
| Culex quinquefasciatus | 62 | 10 (16.1) | 4 (6.5) | 10 (16.1) | 0 | 31 (50.0) | 7 (11.3) | |
| Culex univittatus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,241 | 102 (8.2) | 65 (5.2) | 328 (26.4) | 17 (1.4) | 640 (51.6) | 89 (7.2) |