Table 1: Average number of salivary glands sporozoites per mosquito for 12 independent cycles over a 2-year period.
A. stephensi mosquitoes were fed with 0.3% P. falciparum gametocytes and 15–20 mosquitoes were dissected between days 14–17 post blood feeding. Average sporozoite counts per mosquito are shown.
| Experiment | Day of dissection (post blood feed) | Mean sporozoite/mosquito |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 42, 000 |
| 2 | 14 | 40, 000 |
| 3 | 14 | 42, 750 |
| 4 | 15 | 25, 411 |
| 5 | 15 | 33, 750 |
| 6 | 14 | 15, 750 |
| 7 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 33, 200 |
| 9 | 14 | 56, 333 |
| 10 | 14 | 45, 333 |
| 11 | 17 | 43, 750 |
| 12 | 16 | 56, 000 |