Table 3.

The entomological inoculation rate (EIR) of Anopheles mosquitoes in Kombewa, Iguhu, and Marani in western Kenya

Study site and species	Mean no. of sleepers/ house	Mosquito density	Sporozoite rate	HBI	Annual EIR
Kombewa
An. gambiae s.l	2.96	0.26	0.15	0.43	2.07
An. funestus		0.12	0.24	0.86	3.05
Iguhu
An. gambiae s.l	3.35	0.50	0.13	0.39	2.76
An. funestus		0.06	0.14	0.97	0.89
Marani
An. gambiae s.l	3.11	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
An. funestus		0.02	0.44	0.50	0.50

HBI: human biting index