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. 2021 Jan 4;15(1):e0008972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008972

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 +
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%)