Table 3. Distribution of virus infection among Sella scores, and their relationship with positive heads from Ae. aegypti collected during the ABV transmission seasons of 2016 and 2017 in Yucatán, Mexico.
Sella score | Sella score Interpretation | CHIKV | DENV | ZIKV | CHIKV/ZIKV | Total | Heads + |
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0 | Unable to determine Sella | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 1 (0.60%) | 1 (0.60%) |
1 | Empty abdomen | 27 (16.3%) | 2 (1.2%) | 3 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 32 (19.3%) | 5 (3.0%) |
2 | Engorged with intense blood | 47 (28.3%) | 6 (3.6%) | 4 (2.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 57 (34.3%) | 12 (7.2%) |
3 | Partially engorged with dark blood | 8 (4.8%) | 5 (3.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (8.4%) | 3 (1.8%) |
4 | Practically half full and half empty with dark blood | 10 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (1.2%) | 14 (8.4%) | 4 (2.4%) |
5 | Less than half with black blood | 8 (4.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (6.0%) | 1 (0.6%) |
6 | Only anterior and ventral part with black blood | 14 (8.4%) | 2 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 16 (9.6%) | 5 (3.0%) |
7 | Abdomen full, with eggs or no visible blood | 14 (8.4%) | 2 (1.2%) | 5 (3.0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 22 (13.2%) | 7 (4.2%) |
Total | 129 (77.7%) | 19 (11.4%) | 15 (9.0%) | 3 (1.8%) | 166 (100%) | 38 (23.0%) |