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Table 1 Effect of different irradiation doses on median (± SE) survival times of An. arabiensis males. Log-rank tests compared treatments with the control. Survival time was estimated from Kaplan-Meier survival analysis (details see text).

From: Radiation-induced sterility for pupal and adult stages of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis

Pupae Series

Dose (Gy)

n

Median survival time

Log-Rank

Adult Series

Dose (Gy)

n

Median survival time

Log-Rank

1

0

31

13 ± 0.6

Na

1

0

57

7 ± 0.8

Na

 

25

35

7 ± 1.7

14.66**

 

60

55

10 ± 0.8

1.59

 

35

27

11 ± 1.0

6.09*

 

70

56

10 ± 0.6

5.10*

2

0

56

9 ± 1.1

Na

 

80

52

10 ± 0.9

0.04

 

50

48

10 ± 0.2

0.84

2

0

54

8 ± 0.8

Na

 

70

55

6 ± 2.9

0.10

 

50

59

10 ± 1.1

0.07

3

0

48

11 ± 1.5

Na

 

60

51

10 ± 0.9

0.16

 

80

51

13 ± 2.3

4.93*

 

70

56

7 ± 1.2

0.11

 

100

61

11 ± 1.7

1.63

 

80

50

10 ± 1.3

2.60

4

0

46

6 ± 1.5

Na

 

100

55

10 ± 0.9

0.00

 

35

54

13 ± 0.8

2.70

3

0

49

10 ± 1.9

Na

 

45

58

11 ± 0.5

1.08

 

25

48

10 ± 1.7

0.84

 

50

53

11 ± 1.1

0.58

 

50

45

10 ± 1.1

0.05

5

0

32

10 ± 2.2

Na

 

100

47

10 ± 1.7

0.44

 

60

45

10 ± 0.8

0.34

4

0

48

6 ± 2.7

Na

 

70

35

10 ± 2.1

1.29

 

25

48

15 ± 2.4

1.06

 

80

35

12 ± 0.9

0.77

 

50

48

12 ± 2.2

1.79

6

0

44

7 ± 1.2

Na

 

60

48

11 ± 1.5

0.29

 

45

42

10 ± 2.2

3.74

 

70

46

11 ± 1.2

0.59

 

60

42

4 ± 1.3

0.19

 

80

49

11 ± 4.2

0.00

 

70

41

10 ± 1.6

2.32

     
 

80

41

10 ± 1.0

2.94

     
 

100

43

10 ± 1.2

0.70

     

7

0

44

10 ± 1.4

Na

     
 

25

45

12 ± 1.7

10.63**

     
 

45

42

12 ± 0.6

11.57**

     
 

50

41

10 ± 0.3

0.07

     
 

60

45

11 ± 0.7

5.73*

     
 

50

42

12 ± 0.9

8.10**

     
  1. Na: not applicable; *: P < 0.05; **: P < 0.01