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. 2022 Jun 21;13(7):562. doi: 10.3390/insects13070562

Table 1.

Experimental design.

Experiment 1 2 3 4
Factor Host/Baits Exposure Time Mosquito Density Replacement of Rabbit
Comparison Human or membrane vs. rabbit with 100 mosquitoes 1 h vs. 12 h for human or membrane (within host) 50 vs 100 mosquitoes using rabbit Rabbit with 100 mosquitoes vs. membrane with 50 mosquitoes
ITNs arms Interceptor® G2 Unwashed
Interceptor® G2 Washed 20×
Interceptor® Unwashed
Interceptor® Washed 20×
Negative control
Interceptor® G2
Unwashed Interceptor® G2 Washed 20×
Negative control
Interceptor® Unwashed Interceptor® Washed 20×
Negative control
Interceptor® G2 Unwashed
Interceptor® G2 Washed 20×
Interceptor® Unwashed
Interceptor® Washed 20×
Negative control
Replicates per arm per comparison 5 15 15 15
Total replicates 75 100 90 90 150
Number of nights 15 10 10 10 16
Mosquitoes exposed 100 100, 50 100, 50
Host/bait Rabbit,
Human,
Membrane
Human,
Membrane
Rabbit Rabbit-100,
Membrane-50
Exposure time 12 h 12 h
1 h
12 h 12 h
Mosquito species Anopheles arabiensis Anopheles arabiensis Anopheles gambiae Anopheles arabiensis
Primary Outcomes Blood feeding success (BFS), 24-h mortality (M24), 72-h mortality (M72)
Additional Outcome Blood feeding Inhibition (BFI)