Table 1 Infection rate and mean number of oocysts produced in Anopheles species from the Brazilian Amazon infected with whole blood (WB-infected mosquitoes) or inactivated blood serum (IBS-infected mosquitoes)
From: Experimental Plasmodium vivax infection of key Anopheles species from the Brazilian Amazon
Anopheles species | Number of gametocytaemic samples | Number of dissected gut | Infection rate (%) | Mean number of oocysts (Min –Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | WB-infected mosquitoes | |||
An. albitarsis s.l. | 29 | 861 | 44,8 | 29,4 (1–260) |
An. aquasalis | 12 | 76 | 44,7 | 12,8 (1–50) |
A. darlingi | 17 | 530 | 18,3 | 15,9 (1–150) |
An. nuneztovari s.l. | 17 | 106 | 24,5 | 7,3 (1–34) |
An. triannulatus s.l. | 20 | 260 | 8,8 | 3,3 (1–22) |
| Â | IBS-infected mosquitoes | |||
An. albitarsis s.l. | 10 | 201 | 40,8 | 22,5 (1–200) |
A. aquasalis | 9 | 40 | 20 | 5,5 (1–17) |
An. darlingi | 9 | 217 | 28,1 | 11,9 (1–124) |
An. nuneztovari s.l. | 9 | 43 | 30,2 | 11,5 (1–80) |
An. triannulatus s.l. | 10 | 115 | 16,5 | 5,4 (1–29) |