Table 2 Results of feeding mosquitoes on human blood
From: Infectious reservoir of Plasmodium infection in Mae Hong Son Province, north-west Thailand
| Â | No. people from whose blood some mosquitoes developed oocysts | No. people from whose blood no mosquitoes developed oocysts | Significance of differences |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | P. falciparum | Â | |
Villages | 3 (23.1%) | 10 (76.9%) | Fisher not sig. |
Clinic | 11 (25.0%) | 33 (75.0%) | Â |
Observable gametocytes | 6 (46.2%) | 7 (53.8%) | Fisher P = 0.06 |
No observable gametocytes | 8 (18.2%) | 36 (81.8%) | Â |
Fever reported | 12 (27.3%) | 32 (72.7%) | Fisher P = 0.32 |
Fever not reported | 2 (15.4%) | 11 (84.6%) | Â |
| Â | P. vivax | Â | |
Villages | 7 (46.7%) | 8 (53.3%) | χ2 = 0.41, P = 0.52 |
Clinic | 29 (60.4%) | 19 (39.6%) | Â |
Observable gametocytes | 31 (68.9%) | 14 (31.1%) | χ2 = 7.3, P = 0.007 |
No observable gametocytes | 5 (27.8%) | 13 (72.2%) | Â |
Fever reported | 30 (56.6%) | 23 (43.4%) | Fisher P = 0.56 |
Fever not reported | 6 (60%) | 4 (40%) | Â |
| Â | Parasite density ( P. falciparum and P. vivax ) | Â | |
<3961/μl | 21 (35.9%) | 38 (64.4%) | χ2 = 1.30, P = 0.25 |
>3960/μl | 29 (47.5%) | 32 (52.5%) |  |