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Published in final edited form as: J Med Entomol. 2020 Nov 13;57(6):1972–1982. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa109

Table 4. Single host bloodmeal among Culicine mosquitoes in Taita-Taveta County, Coastal Kenya.

Species Location Number of Tested Human (%) Goat (%) Bovine (%) Chicken (%)
Culex quinque fasciatus Indoor 110 62 (56.4) 6 (5.5) 30 (27.3) 12 (10.9)
Outdoor 225 19 (8.4) 41 (18.2) 163 (72.4) 2 (0.9)
Overall 335 81 (24.2) 47 (14.0) 193 (57.6) 14 (4.2)
Aedes hirsutus Indoor 9 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1) 8 (88.9) 0 (0.0)
Outdoor 78 4 (5.1) 6 (7.7) 67 (85.9) 1 (1.3)
Overall 87 4 (4.6) 7 (8.0) 75 (86.2) 1 (1.1)
Aedes mcnitoshi Indoor 1 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Outdoor 19 3 (15.8) 4 (21.1) 11 (57.9) 1 (5.3)
Overall 20 3 (15.0) 5 (25.0) 11 (55.0) 1 (5.0)
Aedes taylori Indoor 0 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Outdoor 58 12 (20.6) 2 (3.4) 44 (75.9) 0 (0.0)
Overall 58 12 (20.6) 2 (3.4) 44 (75.9) 0 (0.0)
Aedes tricholabis Indoor 0 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Outdoor 1 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 0 (0.0)
Overall 1 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Mansonia Indoor 0 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Outdoor 4 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 0 (0.0)
Overall 4 1 (25.0) 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 0 (0.0)
Culex univittatus Indoor 3 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3)
Outdoor 1 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Overall 4 0 (0.0) 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 1 (25.0)
All species combined Indoor 123 62 (50.4) 9 (7.3) 39 (31.7) 13 (10.6)
Outdoor 389 40 (10.3) 56 (14.4) 289 (74.3) 4 (1.0)
Overall 512 102 (19.9) 65 (12.7) 328 (64.1) 17 (3.3)