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Table 5 The total numbers of Anopheles mosquitoes examined and sporozoite infection rates in females collected by both pyrethrum knockdown catches (PKD) or light traps (LT) between January 2004 and March 2005 at all sites, and as collected by PKD sampling only at Ukaysh and Al Sadah

From: Entomological aspects and the role of human behaviour in malaria transmission in a highland region of the Republic of Yemen

Anopheles species

No. of females examined

P. falciparum

P. vivax

Sporozoite rate

A. All collection sites, on all dates, PKD and LT catches

 An. arabiensis

2921

23

2

0.9

 An. sergentii

295

2

0

0.7

 An. azaniae

49

0

0

0

 An. dthali

29

0

0

0

 An. pretoriensis

30

0

0

0

 An. coustani

16

0

0

0

 An. algeriensis

2

1

0

50.0

 Anopheles sp.

1

0

0

0

 Total

3343

26

2

0.8

B. Ukaysh—Longitudinal study (Mar 2004–Mar 2005) PKD data

 An. arabiensis

1590

18

1

1.2

 An. sergentii

15

0

0

0

 An. azaniae

4

0

0

0

 An. dthali

7

0

0

0

 An. algeriensis

1

0

0

0

 Total

1617

18

1

1.2

C. Al-Sa’dah—Longitudinal study (Jan 2004–Jan 2005) PKD data

 An. arabiensis

125

0

0

0

 An. sergentii

20

1

0

5

 An. coustani

2

0

0

0

 Total

147

1

0

0.7