Table 4 Plasmodium vivax oocyst growth in Anopheles dirus and A. minimus mosquitoes during late sporogony. Values indicate mean oocyst diameters (μm) with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses and accompanying letters signifying statistically significant differences in mean diameters.
Day | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oocyst Diameter (μm) | 27 c (22–32) | 31 c (27–35) | 34 c (31–36) | 49 b (46–51) | 58 a (55–61) | 58 a (55–62) | 55 ab (52–58) | 53 ab (46–60) | 52 ab (42–63) |
No. Mosq. | 13 | 12 | 28 | 58 | 64 | 57 | 47 | 24 | 15 |