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Table 2 Proportion of vectors pools that were screened by PCR for malaria parasites by species.

From: Coquillettidia (Culicidae, Diptera) mosquitoes are natural vectors of avian malaria in Africa

Species

PCR Screen

Proportion positive

MLE/1000

Number of individuals

Negative

Positive

Total

Coquillettidia aurites

143

77

220

0.35

84.04

1082

Coquillettidia pseudoconopas

25

6

31

0.19

35.54

183

Coquillettidia metallica

3

2

5

0.4

112.22

20

Total

173

85

256

  

1285

  1. MLE represents Maximum likelihood estimates of infection rates