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Table 3 Origin of blood meals and human blood index (HBI) of mosquitoes collected indoors at Bufundi and Kebisoni, Uganda, and Sengera and Kilibwoni, Kenya.

From: Variations in entomological indices in relation to weather patterns and malaria incidence in East African highlands: implications for epidemic prevention and control

Site

Vector species

No. tested

Human

Bovine

Goat

Unknown

HBI*

Bufundi

An. gambiae s.s.

3

2

0

1

0

0.67

Kebisoni

An. gambiae s.s.

114

89

2

1

22

0.78

 

An. arabiensis

3

1

0

0

2

0.33

 

An. funestus

9

5

0

0

4

0.56

Kilibwoni

An. gambiae s.s.

12

7

0

3

2

0.58

 

An. arabiensis

18

3

9

4

2

0.17

 

An. funestus

1

0

0

0

1

0.00

Sengera

An. gambiae s.s.

16

9

0

1

6

0.56

 

An. arabiensis

2

1

0

0

1

0.50

 

An. funestus

1

1

0

0

0

1.00

Total

An. gambiae s.s.

145

107

2

6

30

0.74

 

An. arabiensis

23

5

9

4

5

0.22

 

An. funestus

11

6

0

0

5

0.55

  1. *HBI = Human Blood Index