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Table 4 Relative abundance and dissection records of anopheline mosquito species from human dwellings (indoor) in malaria endemic villages of Dalu Community Health Centre of the West Garo hill district of Meghalaya, India*

From: Persistent transmission of malaria in Garo hills of Meghalaya bordering Bangladesh, north-east India

Mosquito species

No. mosquitoes collected

Abdominal condition**

Density per person hour (person hours = 39)

Vector incrimination

  

UF

FF

SG

G

 

No. dissected

Sporozoite Infection rate (%)

An. aconitus

02

2

0

0

0

0.05

2

0 (0)

An. annularis

02

0

0

0

2

0.05

02

0 (0)

An. minimus

124

4

33

48

39

3.18

88

2 (2.27)

An. vagus***

122

-

-

-

-

3.13

77

0 (0)

  1. *Study period: May - June 2007
  2. ** UF = Unfed, FF = Fully fed, SG = Semi gravid, G = Gravid
  3. *** Abdominal condition not scored due to zoophilic nature/lesser significance