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Table 2 Oocysts and sporozoites detected from the mosquitoes eight and 14 days post infection with Thai strain of P. vivax.

From: The susceptibility of Anopheles lesteri to infection with Korean strain of Plasmodium vivax

Species

Sample size

Average no. oocyst (range)

Percentage with oocysts

Percentage with sporozoites

8 days dissections

An. cracens

7

69.7 ± 26.8 (39–118)

100 (7/7)

ND

An. sinensis (TH)

8

5.4 ± 3.1 (2–11)

88 (7/8)

ND

An. sinensis (KR)

8

16.3 ± 13.2 (3–40)

88 (7/8)

ND

14 days dissections

An. cracens

18

NC

83 (15/18)

100 (18/18)

An. sinensis (TH)

14

NC

86 (12/14)

0 (0/14)

An. sinensis (KR)

20

NC

65 (13/20)

5 (1/20)

  1. TH = Thailand strain, KR = Korean strain.
  2. ND = not done, salivary glands were examined only after 14 days.
  3. NC = Oocyst numbers not counted.