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Table 2 Estimated odds of mortality in An. arabiensis and An. gambiae s.s after blood feeding either under semi-field conditions where hosts were free to move during mosquito exposure, or when applied directly to the skin surface of immobile hosts

From: The fitness of African malaria vectors in the presence and limitation of host behaviour

Odds of mortality (OR) after feeding on behaviourally-limited relative to unrestricted hosts

Host species

An. arabiensis

An. gambiae s.s

Calf

0.80 (0.61 – 1.04)

0.68 (0.51 – 0.91)

Chicken

0.54 (0.30 – 0.96)

0.43 (0.24 – 0.78)

Cow

0.56 (0.45 – 0.69)

0.55(0.42 – 0.72)

Dog

0.42 (0.29 – 0.60)

0.47 (0.38 – 0.58)

Goat

0.41 (0.29 – 0.58)

0.74 (0.51 – 1.06)

Human

0.58(0.45 – 0.74)

0.96(0.74 – 1.24)

  1. The numbers in brackets are 95% confidence intervals.