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Table 1 Mean daily human biting rate (HBR), circumsporozoite protein rates (CSP) and entomological inoculation rates (EIR – infective bites per person per months) of An. gambiae s.l., An. funestus s.l. and An. nili s.l. by permanent sites.

From: Major variations in malaria exposure of travellers in rural areas: an entomological cohort study in western Côte d'Ivoire

  

Dry period

Rainy period

Permanent Sites

 

An. gambiae s.l.

An. funestus s.l.

An. nili s.l.

all vectors

An. gambiae s.l.

An. funestus s.l.

An. nili s.l.

all vectors

Bangolo

PNC: 13/28

        
 

Total collected

7

0

0

7

265

38

3

306

 

HBR

0.5

-

-

0.5

9.5

1.4

0.1

10.9

 

Tested for CSP

7

-

-

7

258

37

3

298

 

CSP rate [95% C.I.]

0% [0–42.0]

-

-

0% [0–42.0]

2.7% [1.1–5.5]

2.7% [0.1–14.2]

0% [0–70.8]

2.7% [1.2–5.2]

 

EIR

0

-

-

0

7.8

1.1

0

8.9

Guezon

PNC: 20/28

        
 

Total collected

30

122

0

152

162

348

2

512

 

HBR

1.5

6.1

-

7.6

5.8

12.4

0.1

18.3

 

Tested for CSP

30

95

-

117

161

346

2

509

 

CSP rate [95% C.I.]

0% [0–15.4]

2.1% [0.3–7.4]

-

1.7% [0.2–6.0]

3.7% [1.4–7.9]

5.5% [3.3–8.4]

0% [0–84.2]

4.9% [3.2–7.2]

 

EIR

0

3.9

-

3.9

6.6

20.7

0

27.3

Kahin

PNC: 7/23

        
 

Total collected

185

44

394

623

375

131

386

892

 

HBR

26.4

6.3

56.3

89

16.3

5.7

16.8

38.8

 

Tested for CSP

100

44

197

293

306

117

303

726

 

CSP rate [95% C.I.]

3.0% [0.3–9.0]

11.4% [3.8–24.6]

3.5% [1.4–7.2]

3.7% [1.9–6.6]

4.2% [2.3–7.2]

2.6% [0.5–7.3]

1.0% [0.2–2.9]

2.6% [1.6–4.1]

 

EIR

23.8

21.5

60.8

102.7

21.1

4.4

5.1

30.6

Logouale

PNC: 6/12

        
 

Total collected

565

10

23

598

1531

43

34

1608

 

HBR

94.2

1.7

3.8

99.7

127.6

3.6

2.8

134

 

Tested for CSP

99

10

23

132

749

40

34

823

 

CSP rate [95% C.I.]

3% [0.6–8.6]

0% [0–30.9]

0% [0–14.8]

2.3% [0.5–6.5]

2.9% [1.9–4.4]

0% [0–8.8]

0% [0–10.3]

2.7% [1.7–4]

 

EIR

86.0

0

0

86.0

114.1

0

0

114.1

  1. The dry period goes from February to March 2004 and the rainy period goes from April to June 2004.
  2. HBR: Mean daily human biting rate
  3. CSP: circumsporozoite protein rates
  4. EIR: entomological inoculation rates – infective bites per person per month
  5. PNC: Total Person-night of capture in dry season/rainy season
  6. 95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval
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