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Table 1 Total number of aquatic habitats sampled and number positive for An. arabiensis larvae by type of site and field area

From: Spatial and temporal distribution of the malaria mosquito Anopheles arabiensis in northern Sudan: influence of environmental factors and implications for vector control

 

Dongola

Merowe

Combined

All sites:

      

Habitats sampled

1,282

 

2,067

 

3,349

 

Habitats positive for larvae

154

(12.0%)

167

(8.1%)

321

(9.6%)

Random blocks:

      

Habitats sampled

804

 

1,226

 

2,030

 

Habitats positive for larvae

71

(8.8%)

93

(7.6%)

164

(8.1%)

Static blocks:

      

Habitats sampled

478

 

841

 

1,319

 

Habitats positive for larvae

83

(17.4%)

74

(8.8%)

157

(11.9%)